Maternity and Neonatal Units
Until 2006 the hospital provided neonatal intensive and special care associated with in-patient maternity services. Births at the hospital were often those that could involve complications; uncomplicated births were usually at home or at the nearby Buckredden Maternity Home in Kilwinning. People who were born in the area are often interested in the hospital for genealogical reasons.
Ayrshire Paediatric services were centralised at Crosshouse in July 2006.
Maternity services moved to the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in August 2006.
Read more about this topic: Ayrshire Central Hospital, Departments
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