Ayrshire Central Hospital

Infobox Hospital
Name = Ayrshire Central Hospital
Org/Group = NHS Ayrshire and Arran


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Location = Irvine,
Region = North Ayrshire
State = Scotland
Country = UK
HealthCare = NHS
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Emergency = No
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Website = http://www.nhsayrshireandarran.com/view_item.aspx?item_id=2052
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Ayrshire Central Hospital, also known as Irvine Central Hospital, is an NHS hospital in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

History

The hospital was in existence in 1945, [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/Loach/trees/tree04/pafg01.htm Tree 04] , page listing various birth years at Irvine Central Hospital] and births are recorded in 2003. [http://www.users.on.net/~bruce.smith/Births/births%20L_1.html births L] , page proving that babies are still born at Irvine in 2003]

Flooding incident

On 1 December 2005 the maternity building was flooded by a burst water tank. The flooding threatened the special care baby unit and took fire crews from Dreghorn, Kilwinning and Kilmarnock 3 hours to control.cite web| url=http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/chiefexec/comRA.nsf/a35a7276035b6d7e8025707d004fcff5/d818149a2dea235480257116004d7fc9/$FILE/Strathclyde%20Fire%20and%20Rescue%20report.doc | date=February 2006| title=Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Report| accessdate=2007-10-15]

Departments

Maternity and neonatal units

Until 2006 the hospital provided neonatal intensive and special care associated with in-patient maternity services. [cite web| url=http://www.nhsayrshireandarran.com/uploads/1957/childrenA5.pdf| title=The future of inpatient services for Ayrshire & Arran’ s children| publisher=NHS Ayrshire and Arran| accessdate=2007-10-15] Births at the hospital were often those that could involve complications; [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AYRSHIRE/2004-05/1085958235 RootsWeb: AYRSHIRE-L Re: Irvine Central Hospital ] ] uncomplicated births were usually at home or at the nearby Buckredden Maternity Home in Kilwinning.. People who were born in the area are often interested in the hospital for geneaological reasons. [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AYRSHIRE/2004-05/1085909552 RootsWeb: AYRSHIRE-L Irvine Central Hospital ] ]

Ayrshire Paediatric services were centralised at Crosshouse in July 2006. [cite web| url=http://www.nhsayrshireandarran.com/view_item.aspx?item_id=3327&list_id=list1-3324&list_index=0| title=Children's inpatient services are on the move| date=2006-07-10| publisher=NHS Ayrshire and Arran| accessdate=2007-10-15]

Maternity services moved to the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in August 2006. [cite web| url=http://www.nhsayrshireandarran.com/uploads/3402/openD050806.pdf| title=Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse| publisher=NHS Ayrshire and Arran| accessdate=2007-10-15]

Famous births

People born in the Irvine Central Hospital include Clyde 1 presenter Suzie McGuire (4 June 1973)cite news| url=http://business.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1302&id=2367442005| title=I am where I am: Suzie McGuire| publisher=The Scotsman| date=2005-12-08| accessdate=2007-10-15] As well as future Lawyer and current banker for HSBC, David McLean.

Trivia

Ayrshire Central Hospital hosts mobile telephony equipment of Vodafone, but the company proposed (sometime between 2005 and 2006) to replace it with newer 3G towers at another location. [http://www.harbourarts.org.uk/ChiefExec/ComRA.nsf/e9ee67f48fbb9003802569d700533758/24b289ada2ee77fb8025711c0035e74e?OpenDocument NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL, Agenda Item 10.4, Planning Committee letter with information on the Vodafone mobile telephony equipment at Irvine Central Hospital] ]

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