Foresterhill

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Aerial view of Foresterhill showing the major buildings

Foresterhill is an area in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the site of the city's main hospitals, as well as the medical school and Institute of Medical Sciences of the University of Aberdeen.

Foresterhill is situated at the highest point in the city, a site identified by Prof Matthew Hay in 1900. He had the vision of an integrated medical campus, with a combined hospital and medical school for the City of Aberdeen.

The site has its own helicopter landing site which is kept busy, in part due to the hospitals' large rural catchment area, and also to the North Sea oil industry.

[edit] Hospitals at Foresterhill

[edit] University buildings at Foresterhill

Liberty Mutual Health and Research Centre
Human Physiology Building
Institute of Medical Sciences
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Link Building
Medical Physics Building
Medico-Chirurgical Hall
Polwarth Building, main building of the medical school
Westburn Centre
Westburn House

[edit] Other buildings at Foresterhill

Blood Transfusion Centre, run by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Foresterhill Health Centre
Forest Grove House
Lea Building
The National Hyperbaric Centre

Areas of Aberdeen