{"id":739,"date":"2023-01-27T21:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/st-johns-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:59:27","slug":"st-johns-hospital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/st-johns-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"St Johns Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>St Johns Hospital<br>Howden Road West<br>Howden<br>Livingston<br>West Lothian<br>EH54 6PP<br>Telephone: 01506 523000(*)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-google-maps-container739_481f65-bf{height:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-google-maps-container kb-google-maps-container739_481f65-bf  wp-block-kadence-googlemaps\" data-mapid=\"739_481f65bf\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:0\" loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyBAM2o7PiQqwk15LC1XRH2e_KJ-jUa7KYk&#038;zoom=11&#038;maptype=roadmap&#038;q=St+John%27s+Hospital+Howden+W+Rd%2C+Howden%2C+Livingston+EH54+6PP\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Google map of St John&#039;s Hospital Howden W Rd, Howden, Livingston EH54 6PP\"><\/iframe><\/div><script>function kb_google_map739_481f65bf() { let center = { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781}; let map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"kb-google-map739_481f65bf\"), {\n\t\t\t\t\t    zoom: 11,\n\t\t\t\t\t    center: center,});let marker = new google.maps.Marker({   position: { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781},    map: map,  });}<\/script>\n\n\n<p>You can travel between St John&#8217;s Hospital and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lothianbuses.com\/timetable\/?service_name=X40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lothian Buses Service Number: X40<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St John\u2019s Hospital is a modern teaching hospital that provides a comprehensive and expanding range of services for the people of Lothian and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hospital, based at Howden in Livingston, has a 24-hour Accident and Emergency department and a range of specialist services including burns treatment and plastic surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a full paediatric service at the hospital, including an acute receiving unit, special baby unit, paediatric ward and a comprehensive range of outpatient services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St John\u2019s is home to the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/goingtohospital\/st-johns-short-stay-elective\/\">Short Stay Elective Surgical Centre<\/a>, which opened in January 2011, and treats around 3,000 patients a year from across Lothian for day surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hospital also hosts Lothian\u2019s specialist head and neck unit and the Hooper Hand Unit, and has a reputation for excellence in maternity services, with around 3,000 babies born at the hospital every year. During 2014, the labour suite and special care baby unit were refurbished and upgraded.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>St John\u2019s offers patients a wide range of services including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accident and Emergency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cardiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dermatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ear, Nose and Throat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endocrinology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gastroenterology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gynaecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haematology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laboratories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maxillofacial Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medicine of the Elderly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental Health &#8211; managed by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlothianchcp.org.uk\/what\/mental_health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Lothian CHCP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nephrology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obstetrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opthalmology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthopaedics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paediatrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plastic Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renal Dialysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respiratory Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rheumatology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stroke Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgical Paediatrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check the visiting times with the individual wards. You can do this by calling the ward through the hospital switchboard on 01506 523000(*)\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>(*&nbsp;Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you&#8217;re looking to contact)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Johns HospitalHowden Road WestHowdenLivingstonWest LothianEH54 6PPTelephone: 01506 523000(*) You can travel between St John&rsquo;s Hospital and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on the&nbsp;Lothian Buses Service Number: X40. St John&rsquo;s Hospital is a modern teaching hospital that provides a comprehensive and expanding range of services for the people of Lothian and beyond. The hospital, based<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"st3vi3b0y","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/blog\/author\/st3vi3b0y\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"St Johns HospitalHowden Road WestHowdenLivingstonWest LothianEH54 6PPTelephone: 01506 523000(*) You can travel between St John&rsquo;s Hospital and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on the&nbsp;Lothian Buses Service Number: X40. St John&rsquo;s Hospital is a modern teaching hospital that provides a comprehensive and expanding range of services for the people of Lothian and beyond. 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