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Kirklandside Hospital

Kirklandside Hospital

Hospital in East Ayrshire, Scotland

Kirklandside was a community hospital in the village of Hurlford a few miles out of Kilmarnock, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

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History

The hospital was designed by James Scott Hay as an infectious diseases hospital and opened in 1910.[1] The original lay-out consisted of seven blocks set on a 22-acre (9-hectare) site.[2] When the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it had 51 beds and was still classified as being for the care of infectious diseases.[3] Closure was announced in 2018[4] and the buildings were demolished by early 2021.[5]

Services

The hospital provided consultant-led services for frail elderly patients. It had 25 long-stay beds for inpatient care and a day hospital which provided assessment and rehabilitation facilities.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kirklandside Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Kirklandside Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    Hospital and Community. II. Hospital-treated sickness amongst the people of Ayrshire (PDF). The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust. 1948.
  4. [4]
    Standard, Kilmarnock (23 October 2018). "Hospital near Kilmarnock set to close with 80 staff uprooted to other facilities". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock". DEM-Master Demolition. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Kirklandside Hospital". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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