General information: The new £25m Newton Abbot Community Hospital opened to patients on 12 January 2009. The new hospital will provide people living in Newton Abbot and the surrounding area with a state of the art health facility for the future. It replaces the 110-year old Victorian and Edwardian hospital which no longer fits the purpose of delivering 21st century health and social care. Better services from the new hospital include:
New maternity unit, the first in Newton Abbot for a generation
new paediatric therapy unit bringing services for children together in one place
new sound proofed audiology booth for children to improve hearing services in Newton Abbot.
Visiting times: Visitors are welcome between 2.00pm - 5.00pm and 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Services provided at this hospital: include Family Planning, Podiatry, Rheumatology, diabetes, orthopaedics, vascular, opthalmology, audiology, breast care, urology, child health,paediatrics, adult speech therapy, child speech therapy, dermatolgy, podiatry, gastro, physiotherapy, and bladder and bowel care.
National Patient Safety Agency inspections: results to be confirmed.
League of Friends: The Newton Abbot Hospital League of Friends can be contacted on 01626 324500
