Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is managed by NHS Orkney. In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from £20,000 worth of Mexican government bonds. In 1845, the trustees of the hospital fund bought the house from local merchant, James Shearer, togethe…
Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is managed by NHS Orkney. In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from £20,000 worth of Mexican government bonds. In 1845, the trustees of the hospital fund bought the house from local merchant, James Shearer, together with the two large gardens and blacksmith's shop on the west side of the street, for £450. At first known simply as the Orkney Hospital, it became the Balfour Hospital in 1853, in recognition of the contribution of the Balfour family. This building is now the Kirkwall West End Hotel.
Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Opened: 1845
Care system: NHS Scotland
Affiliated university: University of Aberdeen · Robert Gordon University
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