Cottage Hospital

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The original concept of a cottage hospital was a small rural hospital having up to 25 beds. One advantage of such a hospital in villages was the familiarity the local physician might have with their patient that may affect their treatment. This local knowledge of the patient would probably have been lost, had they been referred to their nearest county hospital, as was typical for poorer patients.

Some cottage hospitals still exist today. In particular, several can be found within NHS Grampian, a Scottish region of the National Health Service.

[edit] History

The first established cottage hospital was at Cranley in 1859. By 1866, there were 16 in operation, and at least 67 more being established.

[edit] Examples

• Turriff Cottage Hospital
• Fleming Cottage Hospital
• Stephen Cottage Hospital

[edit] External links

• Images of England, Definition of Cottage Hospital
• Cottage Hospitals - Editorial, Submitted by Alan Longbottom. Original source The Builder 1868 Vol XXVI pp145. 29th February 1868