Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Address

Ninewells Hospital
Ninewells Drive
Dundee
DD1 9SY

Tele: 01382 660111(switchboard)
Tel: 01382 633 840 (reception/SCBU- no direct outside line to NICU)

Access

Road

From the South – follow the A90 dual carriageway from Perth to Swallow roundabout.  Take 3rd exit on the right onto Riverside Avenue and follow road for 500 yards.  Turn left onto Perth Road and follow until first roundabout.  At the roundabout, turn first left onto Tom McDonald Drive and follow the road up past A & E and Children’s Department.  At the mini roundabout, take 2nd on the right and follow road down to ambulance entrance.

From the North – follow the A90 dual carriageway from Aberdeen to the junction for the Kingsway in Dundee.  Turn right and follow the Kingsway until the Swallow roundabout.  At the Swallow roundabout take the first exit on the left onto Riverside Drive and follow road for 500 yards.  Turn left onto Perth Road and follow until first roundabout. Turn left onto Tom McDonald Drive and follow the road up past A & E and Children’s Department.  At the mini roundabout, take 2nd on the right and follow road down to ambulance entrance.

Air

Dundee airport is on Riverside avenue, approximately 2 miles from the hospital.

Opening hours –  mon to fri (0745 – 2200)   sat (0745 – 1645)  sun (0915 -2200)

Helipad adjacent to A & E department, 24 hour facility.

Local access

On exiting the ambulance, follow the corridor straight ahead past the Porter’s lodge (level 6) and take a right at the top of the corridor.  Pass through three sets of double doors until you reach a small corridor.  Follow the corridor round to the left and then pass through a further two sets of double doors and take a sharp left.  The entrance to the Neonatal unit is first on the right.  Entrance is gained by buzzing the doorbell.

Facilities

  • 20 cots.  8 intensive care/high dependency.  8 special care. 4 transitional care mother and baby beds.
  • Limited Paediatric surgery
  • Therapeutic hypothermia (tecotherm)
  • Nitric oxide
  • High frequency oscillation
  • Telemedicine
  • Other-
  • At level 7 concourse, WH smith, 2 cafeterias, cashpoint facility.
  • At level 5 – staff canteen (0800 – 1800)