Bellshill Maternity Hospital Explained

Bellshill Maternity Hospital
Coordinates:55.8292°N -4.0259°W
Location:Bellshill, North Lanarkshire
Country:Scotland
Founded:1870s
Closed:2001
Other Links:List of hospitals in Scotland
Map Type:Scotland North Lanarkshire

Bellshill Maternity Hospital was a health facility at Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

History

The hospital was built as a poor law hospital in the 1870s.[1] It became an infectious diseases hospital in 1892 and a maternity hospital in 1917.[1] An early obstetric flying squad was established at the hospital in the 1930s.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] A modern facility, designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was opened by the Queen in July 1962.[4] After maternity services transferred to Wishaw General Hospital in 2001, the buildings were demolished in 2003 and the site was subsequently redeveloped for residential use.[5]

Famous births

Famous people born in the hospital include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Records of Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland. University of Glasgow. 2 August 2019.
  2. The changing role of the obstetric flying squad. E.D. . Gibson. J.W.K. . Ritchie. M.J. . Armstrong. The Ulster Medical Journal . 1980 . 49 . 2 . 126–130 . 21572671. Queen's University of Belfast. 7445264. 2385984 .
  3. Web site: Bellshill Hospital. National Archives. 2 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Bellshill Maternity Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 2 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Reunion for former maternity staff is bigger than before. Motherwell Times. 27 January 2017. 2 August 2019.
  6. News: Obituary: Robin Cook. BBC News. 6 August 2005. 13 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140126020115/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4127676.stm. 26 January 2014. live. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: How Alex Neil's career has readied him for his biggest challenge yet. 18 March 2016. Norwich City Football Club. 2 August 2019. 7 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307232342/https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2016/march/canaries.co.uk-exclusive/. dead.
  8. Web site: Maternity staff reunion just the start. 28 March 2016. Motherwell Times. 2 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802144438/https://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/news/maternity-staff-reunion-just-the-start-1-4084140. 2 August 2019. dead.

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