Today Friday the 8th of December 2017 saw the start of the official move for Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary staff and patients to the new multi million pound hospital site. Staff at NHS Dumfries and Galloway will put months of planning and preparation into action as they transfer patients and services to the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
Working in partnership with Scottish Ambulance Service, the local Council, Police and Fire Services, and removal company Harrow Green, NHS Dumfries and Galloway has planned the four day move from the existing hospital to the new hospital down to the finest detail, ensuring a safe smooth transfer.
The Emergency Department closed at the old hospital at 8am this morning, Friday 8th December 2017. If you require emergency care from 8am onwards you should go to the new hospital.
NEW HOSPITAL – VISITING HOURS
The single room occupancy in the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary allows us to have a more flexible approach towards visiting hours.
As such, there will be no specific visiting hours and visitors will be able to come and go as they wish, however, please consider the appropriateness of the time you visit.
BUS INFORMATION –
The new 111 service provided by Houston’s Coaches has Commenced operations to and from the new hospital.
The service 5 bus from Dumfries town centre will continue to the new Mountainhall Treatment Centre ( The old hospital building) and Crichton sites with no alteration to the timetable or journey frequency.
There will be a bus service every 20 minutes from Dumfries town centre to the hospital and hospital to Dumfries town centre.
Teams across all departments are looking forward to working in the new 344 single-bed en-suite facility that includes a combined assessment unit, theatres complex, critical care unit, women’s and children’s unit and outpatients department.
The design of the building has meant NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been able to take full advantage of the natural surroundings in which the new hospital is situated. High Wood Health and construction partner Laing O’Rourke has turned NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s vision for the new district hospital as a ‘healing environment’ into a reality.
Jeff Ace, Chief Executive, NHS Dumfries and Galloway said:
“The new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary has been the biggest undertaking in the history of the Health Board and many people have been working for several years in the build up to this one weekend.
“We’ve planned thoroughly for a successful transfer of services into the new hospital and we are looking forward to welcoming patients. Transfer of staff and patients on this scale (particularly in winter weather) is a hugely complex undertaking. The process will commence on Friday morning and be complete by Monday to ensure a smooth continuity of service.
“Delivering a modern, patient centred and highly efficient environment is central to the overall reshaping of health services across Dumfries and Galloway.”
