PITLOCHRY COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL AND ATHOLL MEDICAL CENTRE
The Pitlochry Community Hospital is an ambitious Public/Private sector
development which brings together several Healthcare facilities onto a
single site located within what was formerly undeveloped woodland, yet
is only a few minutes walk from Pitlochry High Street.
The development combines all of Pitlochry's Healthcare services into a
single building – a new location and enlarged facilities for the
Atholl Medical Practice; a Community Hospital containing nine en-suite
bedrooms for inpatients in addition to therapy facilities for outpatients
and specialist services with residential care for patients suffering from
dementia to provide a one stop shop for the local community's Healthcare
needs as well as a base for the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Eventually the development will also include a new 50 bed care home privately
operated by Balhousie Care Group which commenced construction in March
2008.
The setting for the Community Hospital is exceptional, located entirely
within a mature oak woodland.
In order to minimize the removal of mature trees architects Campbell and
Arnott have designed a striking contemporary building which weaves its
way around the site in a series of 'spokes' radiating from a central 'hub'
creating wonderful opportunities for the hospital as bedrooms for patients
and residents in the dementia accommodation and staff areas open directly
on to landscaped gardens and views of the woodland beyond.
The hub and spoke arrangement of the plan also ensures ease of navigation
for patients to all of the services, whilst allowing maximum supervision
by staff and assisting in providing security for both patients and staff.
The building design takes advantage of its location by maximizing the
use of natural ventilation and ensuring high levels of daylighting throughout
the building.
This along with careful attention to interior design and selection of
materials has created a non-institutional environment which still manages
to adhere to all of Tayside NHS's requirements including stringent infection
control requirements.
Pitlochry
Community Hospital : Campbell and Arnott Architects
Campbell and Arnott Architects is an award-winning architectural practice
based in Edinburgh.
Contact: Allen Whitehead, Project Director Tel: 0131 468 6800
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