Foresterhill is an area of

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. It is the site of the city's main

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s ( Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital), as well as the

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and

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departments of the

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. It is the largest hospital complex in

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. Foresterhill is situated at the highest point in the city, a site identified by

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Matthew Hay in 1900. He had the vision of an integrated medical

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, with a combined hospital and medical school for the

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. The site has its own helicopter landing site due to the hospitals' roles as

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hospitals for the North of Scotland and the rurality of

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as a catchment area, plus this is the primary emergency hospital for the offshore industries.

Hospitals at Foresterhill

* Aberdeen Maternity Hospital * Aberdeen Royal Infirmary * Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

Buildings at Foresterhill

Notable university buildings

*Institute of Applied Health Sciences * Institute of Medical Sciences * Medico-Chirurgical Hall *Polwarth Building — main building of Aberdeen Medical School * Suttie Centre — Teaching & Learning Centre * Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health

Other buildings

*Blood Transfusion Centre — run by the

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*Central Stores Complex *Foresterhill Health Centre *National Hyperbaric Centre *Anchor Centre for haematology, oncology and radiotherapy is on site but will be open in 2023. Image:Aberdeen Royal Infirmary main.jpg, The main entrance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Image:Aberdeen Royal Infirmary med.jpg, Medical wards at the Infirmary Image:RoyalAberdeenChildrensHospital(ValVannet)May2005.jpg, The Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

External links

Map of Foresterhill
, provided by NHS Grampian

References

{{Areas of Aberdeen Areas of Aberdeen Health in Aberdeen