Kirklandside Hospital

Kirklandside Hospital
Kirklandside Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
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	Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
Location	Hurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55°35′42″N 4°28′25″W / 55.5950°N 4.4735°WCoordinates: 55°35′42″N 4°28′25″W / 55.5950°N 4.4735°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	care of the elderly
Services
Beds	25
History
Opened	1909
Closed	2018-2020
Links
Website	www.nhsaaa.net/hospitals-and-health-centres/kirklandside-hospital.aspx
Lists	Hospitals in 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.

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[]

^ "Kirklandside Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Kirklandside Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ Hospital and Community. II. Hospital-treated sickness amongst the people of Ayrshire (PDF). The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust. 1948.
^ Standard, Kilmarnock (2018-10-23). "Hospital near Kilmarnock set to close with 80 staff uprooted to other facilities". Daily Record. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
^ "Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock". DEM-Master Demolition. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
^ "Kirklandside Hospital". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

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[1] "Kirklandside Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[2] "Kirklandside Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[3] Hospital and Community. II. Hospital-treated sickness amongst the people of Ayrshire (PDF). The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust. 1948.

[4] Standard, Kilmarnock (2018-10-23). "Hospital near Kilmarnock set to close with 80 staff uprooted to other facilities". Daily Record. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

[5] "Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock". DEM-Master Demolition. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

[6] "Kirklandside Hospital". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

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