Kirklandside Hospital

Kirklandside Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
Location	Hurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55.5950°N 4.4735°W / 55.5950; -4.4735
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

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 (23 October 2018). "Hospital near Kilmarnock set to close with 80 staff uprooted to other facilities". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
5. "Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock". DEM-Master Demolition. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
6. "Kirklandside Hospital". NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved 9 July 2014.