Address
Balivanich,
Eilean Siar,
HS7 5LA
Tel: 01870 603603
Access
Description
A cottage hospital on Benbecula serving the islands of Barra and the Uists. <3 deliveried a year- mostly unexpected deliveries as most travel off the Island for delivery.
Responsible Unit
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness or Western Isles Hospital, Lewis
Staff
1 midwife working Monday to Friday 9-5. Medical support is from the local GPs on call.
Unit facilities
- Incubator: No
- Resuscitaire: Yes, with T piece
- Saturation Monitor: Yes
- Air/Oxygen availability: O2 cylinders
- X rays: Just daytime
- Blood gases: No
- Blood sugars: Yes
- Infusion pumps: Yes
- Phototherapy: No
- Telemedicine: Yes
- Drugs:�
- �
- adrenaline
- Konakion
- Naloxone
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Calcium gluconate
- 10% dextrose
- �
Transport Options
By air to Benbecula airport which is immediately adjacent to the hospital
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.