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
NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation of Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust and Grampian Health Board. The health board's headquarters are located at Summerfield House in the Mastrick...

, a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 region of the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...

. More remain in operation in Kirkcudbrightshire
Kirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....

, Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...

 in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

. Some of these are today termed Community Hospital but were founded as Cottage Hospitals and locally are called such.

History

In 1827 Sir Astley Cooper
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was an English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.-Life:Cooper was born at Brooke Hall in Brooke, Norfolk...

 converted some cottages at Piccotts End
Piccotts End
Piccotts End is a village in Hertfordshire, England situated on the upper River Gade. It includes several medieval cottages and a number of Georgian and Regency villas. One of these, Marchmont, is now a public house. There is an extensively restored 19th century watermill...

, very close to Hemel Hempstead into the first cottage hospital providing free medical services.

The first established cottage hospital was at Cranley
Cranleigh
Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe....

 in 1859. By 1866, there were 16 in operation, and at least 67 more being established.

Examples

  • Turriff Cottage Hospital
    Turriff Cottage Hospital
    Turriff Cottage Hospital previously known as Turriff Joint Hospital was founded in 1896.It is a small, 19 bed hospital in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, attached to the local Health Centre.There are X-Ray facilities and a Casualty Department,...


Ruth Lancaster James Hospital - Alston
  • Fleming Cottage Hospital Vivianeville
  • Stephen Cottage Hospital
    Stephen Cottage Hospital
    Stephen Cottage Hospital is an NHS hospital in Dufftown in the Moray Council Area of Scotland . It is administered by NHS Grampian....

  • Wells Cottage Hospital, Norfolk
  • Castle Douglas Cottage Hospital
  • Lochmaben Hospital
  • Cottage Hospital, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
  • Stretford Memorial Hospital (formerly the Stretford Practitioners' Hospital) was in its early days a cottage hospital used for women and children only.

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