Dr Gray's Hospital
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Dr. Gray's Hospital is the smallest District General Hospital in Scotland
. It is in Elgin
, Moray
, and is part of NHS Grampian
. It is also part of the Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership (MCHSP).
The hospital was founded as a result of a bequest by Dr Alexander Gray (d. 1807), who was born in Elgin but worked as a surgeon for the East India Company
. His will was contested by his family, but eventually his bequest of £20,000 'for the establishment of a hospital in the town of Elgin for the sick and poor of the county of Murray (Moray
)' was proven in the Court of Chancery
, and work on building the hospital took place between 1815 and 1818. The hospital opened on 1 January 1819.
A £22m. redevelopment of the hospital, which is situated at the western end of the town's High Street, took place between 1992 and 1997. It provides secondary care for the Moray and some of North Aberdeenshire.
It has Consultants in General Surgery
, Urology
, Orthopaedics, ENT
, Ophthalmology
, Accident & Emergency, Anaesthetics, Radiology
, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Gastroenterology
, Cardiology
, Oncology
, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
, and Psychiatry
. Junior doctors mostly rotate from Aberdeen, but other trainee doctors are attracted from all over the world. Dr Gray's is recognised for the excellence of training it offers to junior doctors, medical students, trainee radiographers, student nurses, and other Allied Healthcare Professionals.
Ironically, Elgin is the birthplace of Kevin McKidd
, who stars as Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey's Anatomy
.
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...
. It is in Elgin
Elgin, Moray
Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...
, Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
, and is part of 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...
. It is also part of the Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership (MCHSP).
The hospital was founded as a result of a bequest by Dr Alexander Gray (d. 1807), who was born in Elgin but worked as a surgeon for the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
. His will was contested by his family, but eventually his bequest of £20,000 'for the establishment of a hospital in the town of Elgin for the sick and poor of the county of Murray (Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
)' was proven in the Court of Chancery
Court of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
, and work on building the hospital took place between 1815 and 1818. The hospital opened on 1 January 1819.
A £22m. redevelopment of the hospital, which is situated at the western end of the town's High Street, took place between 1992 and 1997. It provides secondary care for the Moray and some of North Aberdeenshire.
It has Consultants in General Surgery
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
, Urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
, Orthopaedics, ENT
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
, Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
, Accident & Emergency, Anaesthetics, Radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster , enteron , and logos...
, Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, Oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
, and Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
. Junior doctors mostly rotate from Aberdeen, but other trainee doctors are attracted from all over the world. Dr Gray's is recognised for the excellence of training it offers to junior doctors, medical students, trainee radiographers, student nurses, and other Allied Healthcare Professionals.
Ironically, Elgin is the birthplace of Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd is a Scottish television and film actor and director. Before playing the role of Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, McKidd starred as Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama series Rome, and provided the voice of Captain John "Soap" Mactavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the sequel...
, who stars as Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
.