Newton Stewart Hospital

Newton Stewart Hospital is a health facility in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Newton Stewart Hospital
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Newton Stewart Hospital
Shown in Dumfries and Galloway
Geography
Location	Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	54.9512°N 4.4920°W / 54.9512; -4.4920
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	General
History
Opened	1904
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

History

The facility has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital which opened in 1904.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.^[2] An extension was created by demolishing an adjacent smallpox hospital in the 1970s.^[1] The trust decided to limit the number of bed spaces to 14 due to staff shortages in 2018.^[3]

References

1. "Newton Stewart Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
2. "Newton Stewart Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
3. "Newton Stewart hospital bed limit remains in place". BBC. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

Further reading

• Williams, Morag (1997). History of Newton Stewart Hospital 1897-1997. Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust.