Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

Victoria Hospital is a health facility in High Street, Rothesay, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.

Victoria Hospital
NHS Highland
Victoria Hospital
Location within Argyll and Bute
Geography
Location	High Street, Rothesay, Scotland
Coordinates	55.8300°N 5.0554°W / 55.8300; -5.0554
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Opened	1873
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

History

The facility has its origins in the Robertson Stewart Hospital for infectious diseases which opened in 1873.^[1] A new hospital, which was designed by John Russell Thomson,^[2] was built adjacent to the original facility and opened as the Victoria Cottage Hospital in 1897.^[1] It was extended in 1927 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it was re-organised to create a dedicated palliative care area in 2018.^[3]

References

1. "Victoria Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. "John Russell Thomson". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "New unit at hospital". The Buteman. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.