About Ayr Hospital
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. HistoryThe 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, usually nicknamed "The Ailsa" or "The Loony Bin". 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.
Ayr Hospital Description
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. HistoryThe 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, usually nicknamed "The Ailsa" or "The Loony Bin". 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.