Western General Hospital Western General HospitalCrewe Road SouthEdinburghEH4 2XUTelephone: 0131 537 1000(*) The Western General Hospital provides a comprehensive range of general and specialist services to the people of Edinburgh, Lothian and beyond. The hospital has circa 570 beds (including day beds) and is home to the regional centres for cancer and clinical neuroscience, the Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, and the award-wining, nurse-led Minor Injuries Clinic. Staff in the clinic treat more than 20,000 patients a year for a wide range of minor injuries and ailments. The clinic is open every day and you only need to call 111 to make an appointment with an MIU expert. Services The Western General offers patients a wide range of services including: Acute Medicine Breast Surgery Cardiology Colorectal Surgery Diabetes Dietetics Endocrinology Endoscopy Gastroenterology General Medicine General Surgery Haematology Infectious Diseases Laboratories Medicine of the Elderly Oncology Palliative Medicine Renal Dialysis Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Stroke Medicine Urology For a complete list of services at Lothian hospitals, look at our A to Z of Services. Site Map You can view the Site Map Here Visiting Times Please check the visiting times with the individual wards. You can do this by calling the ward through the hospital switchboard on 0131 537 1000(*). (* Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you’re looking to contact)
