Hospital

County Community Hospital

 

 

 

 

County Community Hospital is a modern facility which was officially opened in October 2005.  It serves the local communities of Ross, Cromarty and West Ness and, as such, must address the challenges of both urban and rural populations.  We aim to provide a high quality, comprehensive range of services to meet the needs of local people as close to home as possible.   As a Community Hospital we work closely with partner agencies, such as Highland Council Social Work Services. 

Care is tailored to patients’ individual needs and administered by skilled and experienced professionals.  The Team Nursing system is in practice at the hospital, with patients being allocated to one of two teams of nurses. 

We are actively developing Out of Hours and Unscheduled Care Services, with nurses pursuing advanced training in these areas. 

 

Services

• Sutor Ward – a 32 bed unit with Consultant-led, GP-led and Nurse-led beds, providing a wide range of rehabilitation and nursing care.  The team provides 24 hour nursing cover, medical cover, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics.
• Fyrish – a 12 bed unit providing assessment for people with dementia-type illness.  The facility has its own Day Hospital providing assessment and support for people in the early stages of dementia.
• Day Hospital – this facility allows people to be assessed and treated by a consultant-led Multi-Disciplinary Team during scheduled visits. 
• Staff ensure close liaison and co-operation with Social Work Services to provide care packages for patients being discharged from hospital
• Minor Injuries Unit - this is a purpose built unit for patients with less serious injuries.  It operates 08.00hrs  - 18.00 hrs, Monday - Friday 
• Out of Hours Service – if you need to see a doctor out of hours you should contact NHS24 who may refer you to a Primary Care Emergency Centre.  One of these is located within the hospital.   This operates from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am Monday to Friday, at weekends and public holidays.
• On site X-ray facilities Monday – Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)
• On site Ultrasound facilities
• Hotel Services provide domestic, portering, laundry and catering services
  

 

Associated Services

• Integrated Community Team (comprising District Nurses, Health Visitors, Midwives, School Nurses, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Speech and Language Therapists).  The Team works with Health, Social Work, Education and Voluntary Agencies to ensure that care and support is coordinated for patients and their families.
• Easter Ross Community Mental Health (comprising Team Leader, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Mental Health Officers, Occupational Therapist, Primary Mental Health Worker, Care Assessor and Support Workers).

Outpatient Clinics - the following clinics are held:

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Medicine for the Elderly
• Psychiatry
• Pyschology
• Community Mental Health Team – Guided Self Help
• Community Psychiatric Nurse
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Dietetics
• Orthotics
• Occupational Health
• Smoking Cessation
• Community Midwives
• Health Visitors Children’s Clinic
• Chiropody and Podiatry
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Alcohol Counselling

 

• Augmented Care at Home Service - the aim of the service is to facilitate discharge from hospital and where possible prevent unnecessary admission. The service provides community rehabilitation and rapid assessment and response and has a community equipment store.
• GP Practice (Alness/Invergordon Medical Group) – the GP practice operates from the hospital and from the Robertson Health Centre in Alness.

The following Specialist Nurses are also based at the hospital:

• Parkinson’s Disease Nurse
• Macmillan Nurse
• Infection Control Nurse
• Diabetes Nurse
• Huntington’s Disease Nurse
  

 

Visiting Times

Visiting hours for ward patients are  between 2pm - 4.30pm and 6.30pm - 8pm.   We would however request that visitors avoid therapy times and meal times.  You are therefore advised to telephone the ward after 11am if you plan  to visit a relative or patient.  

Meal times are 8.00 am – 9.00 am, 12.15 pm – 1.15 pm and 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm.

 

Patient/Visitor Information County Community Hospital Information Booklet

Reducing the risk of infections Staff will display/provide information and advice about infections control precautions such as how to care for personal laundry, hand hygiene, symptoms and what to do if you have an infection. Please ask staff for advice
Alcohol hand hygiene gel for patient and visitor use is located near wash basins and at the entrance to all wards and departments
Visitors with colds or recently in contact with infectious diseases please postpone visiting
Always ask ward staff before visiting any patient in a single room
Health Protection Scotland produces patient information fact sheets which you can access before admission at www.hps.scot.nhs.uk