Kirkland and District Hospital is a fully accredited modern, well-equipped hospital built in 1976. The Hospital is supported by an active Auxiliary and Foundation. It was originally a 132-bed hospital but it has been gradually downsized to 62 beds as follows: 6 Intensive Care, 2 Obstetrics, 39 Medical/Surgical, and 15 Chronic. The laboratory services include haematology, chemistry, blood bank and frozen sections and referred out microbiology, cytology and pathology services. Other diagnostic services include echocardiography, pulmonary function testing, exercise stress testing, radiography, mammography, ultrasound and Doppler facilities along with fetal monitoring capabilities.
