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Hypocalcemia is a medical condition characterized by low calcium levels in the blood serum. [5] The normal range of blood calcium is typically between 2.1–2.6 mmol/L (8.8–10.7 mg/dL, 4.3–5.2 mEq/L), while levels less than 2.1 mmol/L are defined as hypocalcemic.
It is managed by NHS Lothian. [1] History. Plans for the hospital were announced in 2005, ...
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, one of the largest acute hospital campuses in Europe. [1] [2]The following is a list of acute, general district, and mental health hospitals currently open and operational in Scotland, organised into each of the 14 regional health boards of NHS Scotland.
The facility has its origins in the Tippethill Hospital which opened as an infectious diseases hospital in 1901. [2] It was expanded by the addition of two new blocks in 1937. [3]
Public healthcare in West Lothian is administered by NHS Lothian within NHS Scotland. The main hospital for West Lothian is St John's Hospital in Livingston. The hospital has a dedicated Accident and Emergency department with 550 beds and opened in 1989. [25] [26] St Johns is a teaching hospital for the University of Edinburgh Medical School. [27]
During the COVID-19 pandemic the hospital was temporarily closed, primarily due to a nursing shortage. [3] In June 2022 it was decided by the NHS Lothian health board that the site should be permanently closed, with a final decision pending public consultation.
A major redevelopment of the site to create a modern community hospital, known as East Lothian Community Hospital, was undertaken by Morrison Construction at a cost of £70 million, starting in January 2017. [4] The new East Lothian Community Hospital opened in October 2020. [5]
The centre replaced various outpatient services previously based at the Leith Hospital, Mill Lane Medical centre, the Eastern General Hospital and others, opened in June 2004 [2] and cost £8.5 million. [3]