University Hospital Ayr

University Hospital Ayr is a general hospital on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland. It covers a catchment area of approximately 100,000 people in South Ayrshire and is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

University Hospital Ayr
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
University Hospital Ayr
Shown in South Ayrshire
Geography
Location	Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55°25′50″N 4°35′35″W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	District general
Affiliated university	University of the West of Scotland
Services
Emergency department	Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds	333
History
Opened	1991
Links
Website	University Hospital Ayr
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

History

The hospital, which replaced the Ayr County Hospital, Heathfield Hospital and Seafield Children's Hospital, was built on part of the site of Ailsa Hospital and opened as the Ayr Hospital by then-Prime Minister John Major in 1991.^[1]

In March 2012 it became University Hospital Ayr as a result of the partnership with the University of the West of Scotland.^[2]

The accident and emergency department had been due to close with services being transferred to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. However, the incoming SNP government cancelled the planned closure in June 2007.^[3]

Services

The hospital has 333 beds^[4] and provides a number of services including ophthalmology and audiology.^[5]