Address:
Mid Argyll Community Hospital and Integrated Care Centre
Blarbuie Road
Lochgilphead
Argyll & Bute
PA31 8JZ
T01546 462000
Telephone (maternity Unit): 01546 703050
Description:
- A small community hospital serving the mid Argyll area. There are 20-25 births a year, 25% at home.
Responsible Unit:
- Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley who will arrange the destination for the baby
Staff:
- There are 6 WTE midwives, most NLS trained and have attended the stabilization course.
- Medical cover is from local GPs, further assistance is available from A&E ENPs.
Unit facilities:
- Incubator: No
- Resuscitaire: Yes, with T piece- blender to be fitted
- Saturation Monitor: Yes
- Air/Oxygen availability: Piped O2, air cylinders
- X rays: Available, PACS viewable in RAH
- Blood gases: In A&E.
- Blood sugars: Available
- Infusion pumps: Yes (alaris)
- Phototherapy: No
- Telemedicine: Yes
- Drugs:
Naloxone
Sodium bicarbonate
Adrenaline
10% dextrose
Cefotaxime
“anti convulsants” in A&E
Transport Options:
Lochgilphead is a long way by road. When deciding re mode of transport the team should assess the clinical need and bear in mind rational use of air ambulance resources.
Air
- There is a helipad at the hospital
- In addition there is a helicopter landing site 5 minutes by ambulance from the hospital, on an area know as the green at the head of loch Fyne.
Road
- 2.5 hours from Glasgow, poor roads.
Local Access:
- Via A&E to the “Craignish ward” maternity unit on the ground floor.