Care system Public NHS Phone +44 1870 603603 Founded 2001 | Affiliated university None Number of beds 29 | |
Location Benbecula, Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom Hospital type Remote community hospital Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Website www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/ospadal-uibhist-agus-bharraigh Address Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula HS7 5LA, UK Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar St Brendan's Hospital, Western Isles Hospital, Nunton Steadings Limited, Kildonan Museum, Mackinnon Memorial Hospital | ||
Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) is a NHS hospital in Benbecula that provides a local service for the population living on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland.
The hospital consists of an accident and emergency department, X-ray, rehabilitation and a single operating theatre.
The hospital has 29 beds, and provides care of the elderly, GP Acute and Midwifery led maternity services. Many of the Consultants from the Western Isles Hospital, and some from mainland Health Boards, visit the Uist and Barra Hospital to provide outpatient services.
Uist and Barra Hospital opened in 2001, replacing a 21-bed hospital in Daliburgh and a 25-bed care of the elderly hospital in Lochmaddy. In 2008 a £500,000 endoscopy suite opened.
In December 2014, NHS Western Isles announced plans to close 3 dental surgeries which need renovation on the Uists and move the services to the hospital. At the same time, the board proposed decreasing the number of staffed beds from 29 to 16.