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Cleland Hospital

Cleland Hospital

Hospital in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cleland Hospital is a health facility in Auchinlea Drive, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

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History

The facility has its origins in the Omoa Poorhouse,[lower-alpha 1] which was designed by Alexander Cullen[2] and opened in 1903.[3][4] Following closure of the poorhouse in 1939, the buildings were converted for use as a military hospital during the Second World War.[3] The new facility then joined the National Health Service as Cleland Hospital in 1948.[5]

After services had been transferred to a modern community hospital on the east side of the site, the old hospital buildings were demolished in 2008.[3]

Notes

  1. The poorhouse was named after the Fort of San Fernando de Omoa which was captured by Colonel William Dalrymple, a local land owner, in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Chávez, Thomas E (2004). Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift. UNM Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-0-8263-2794-9. OCLC 149117944.
  2. [2]
    "Alexander Cullen". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Cleland Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Cambusnethan". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Cleland Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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