Care system Public NHS Lists Hospitals in Scotland Founded 1900 | Hospital type Community Phone +44 1330 822233 | |
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Location Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Emergency department No Accident & Emergency Website NHS Grampian - Glen O'Dee Hospital - Banchory Address Corsee Rd, Banchory AB31 5SA, UK Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hours Similar Inverurie Hospital, Chalmers Hospital, Kincardine Community Hospital, Turriff Cottage Hospital, Insch War Memorial Hospital | ||
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Glen O' Dee Hospital is situated in the west end of Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a community hospital that provides services for the population of Royal Deeside supported by the general practitioners from the local GP practices.
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History
The original building was built in 1900 and started its life as Nordrach on Dee Hospital, a sanctuary for tuberculosis patients. When TB died down it served as a luxury hotel (when it became "Glen O' Dee"), but was taken over during the war to serve as a billet for troops. In 1955 it became a convalescent hospital. It reprised its role in contagious diseases when the typhoid epidemic hit nearby Aberdeen in the 1960s, but its last use was as a residential home for the elderly. The original building closed in 1998, when a new purpose built building was built on the same site.
The original building has been featured on the BBC's Restoration programme, but it has sat empty and deteriorating since 1998.
The historic building was destroyed by fire on 14 October 2016, with police treating the incident as wilful fire-raising.