Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria

Address

Main Street
Alexandria
G83 0UA

Tel: 01389 754121 (main switch board)
Tel: 01389 817 232 (maternity)


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Description

A community Midwifery Unit within a small district general hospital.  100 deliveries a year.

Responsible Unit

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

Staff

28Staff in total, 2 staff on call at nights and weekends, more available by day if required.  All NLS trained.  No medical back up.

Unit facilities

  • Incubator:     Yes
  • Resuscitaire:     Yes, with T piece
  • Saturation Monitor:  Yes
  • Air/Oxygen availability:  Piped O2 and air
  • X rays:      ?no?
  • Blood gases:    No
  • Blood sugars:   Yes
  • Infusion pumps:   Yes
  • Phototherapy:   No
  • Telemedicine:   No
  • Drugs:
    • Adrenaline
    • Konakion
    • Naloxone
    • Sodium bicarbonate
    • Phenytoin
    • 10% dextrose
    • 0.9% saline
    • Cefotaxime
    • Adrenaline
    • Konakion
    • Naloxone
    • Sodium bicarbonate
    • Phenytoin
    • 10% dextrose
    • 0.9% saline
    • Cefotaxime

Transport Options

Road

40 minutes from Glasgow

Local Access

The CMU is to the left beyond the car park on entering the hospital grounds.  The CMU is on the ground floor, accessed via a side entrance under the link bridge.  This is locked out of hours so it is prudent to ring ahead and ask for it to be opened at the time of arrival.