Kirklandside Hospital

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

Kirklandside Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
LocationHurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates55.5950°N 4.4735°W / 55.5950; -4.4735
Organisation
Care systemNHS
Typecare of the elderly
Services
Beds25
History
Opened1909
Links
Websitewww.nhsaaa.net/hospitals-and-health-centres/kirklandside-hospital.aspx
ListsHospitals in Scotland

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]

Services

The hospital provides consultant-led services for frail elderly patients. It has 25 long-stay beds for inpatient care and a day hospital which provides assessment and rehabilitation facilities.[4]

References

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


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