Chalmers Hospital

Chalmers Hospital
NHS Grampian
Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1862
Geography
Location	Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Hospital type	General
Services
Emergency department	Minor injuries unit
History
Founded	1864
Links
Website	NHS Grampian - Chalmers Hospital - Banff
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Chalmers Hospital is an NHS general hospital located in Banff, Scotland, a small coastal town around 46.5 miles north west of Aberdeen.

Chalmers Hospital was founded by Alexander Chalmers (died 11 August 1835), a merchant of Banff, who left the whole of his estate to be applied, upon the death of his wife, towards funding and building a hospital for the people in the Royal Burgh of Banff. Mrs Chalmers died in 1861, and on 19 July 1864 Chalmers Hospital opened. The original 'deed of mortification' set out that this was for any destitute sick persons born, domiciled or resident in the Banff area, although in 1929 the trustees successfully petitioned to this restriction.

The hospital is supported by GPs from Banff, Gamrie, Deveron, Macduff, Portsoy and Aberchirder Medical Practices.

Chalmers Hospital has four in-patient wards: Seafield; Deveron; Findlater; and Midwifery. Chalmers provides an extensive range of clinics, these include, surgical, gynaecology audiology, orthopaedics, child development, psychiatry, respiratory, diabetic dietician, ophthalmology, dermatology, teledermatology, urology, radiotherapy, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and minor surgery.