Hospital type District general Phone +44 1292 610555 Founded 1991 | Lists Hospitals in Scotland Number of beds 333 Care system NHS Scotland | |
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Location Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Website www.nhsaaa.net/hospitals-and-health-centres/university-hospital-ayr.aspx Address Dalmellington Road, Ayr KA6 6DX, UK Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Affiliated university University of the West of Scotland Similar University Hospital Crosshouse, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Dumfries and Galloway | ||
University Hospital Ayr is a General Hospital on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran and covers a catchment area of approximately 100,000 people including the towns of Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Girvan and Maybole in South Ayrshire.
It has 333 beds and provides a number of services including Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology and Audiology.
History
The Ayr Hospital opened in 1991 following the closure of three Ayr hospitals: Heathfield (medical), Seafield (paediatric) and Ayr County (surgical). The Hospital was built next to the psychiatric hospital, Ailsa Hospital.
While in the planning stages, it had been referred to as the "South Ayrshire District General Hospital" but this name was abandoned after its counterpart in the North of the county, which opened 10 years earlier, came to be referred to as "Nadge" until it took on the name of its locality (Crosshouse).
It was called Ayr Hospital until March 2012 when the board decided to change the name to University Hospital Ayr, as a result of a partnership with the University of the West of Scotland.
The hospital has come under public spotlight after the A&E was due to close and services transferred to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. The SNP government did not allow the planned closure to go ahead, a decision welcomed by most. This has led to cuts being made in other areas of health in Ayrshire. Ayr also has a Doctor On Call Service which is run from Kilmarnock, University Hospital Crosshouse.