Kirklandside Hospital Explained

Kirklandside Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Location:Hurlford
Region:East Ayrshire
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS
Type:care of the elderly
Speciality:Care for the elderly
Beds:25
Founded:1909
Closed:2018-2020
Map Type:Scotland East Ayrshire
Coordinates:55.595°N -4.4735°W

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 22acres 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirklandside Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 22 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Kirklandside Hospital . Dictionary of Scottish Architects . 7 January 2015.
  3. Book: Hospital and Community. II. Hospital-treated sickness amongst the people of Ayrshire . The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust . 1948.
  4. Web site: Standard. Kilmarnock. 2018-10-23. Hospital near Kilmarnock set to close with 80 staff uprooted to other facilities. 2021-05-01. Daily Record. en.
  5. Web site: Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock. 2021-05-01. DEM-Master Demolition. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Kirklandside Hospital . . 9 July 2014.

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