Lightburn Hospital

Lightburn Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Lightburn Hospital
Shown in Glasgow
Geography
Location	Carntyne Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates	55.8604°N 4.1655°W / 55.8604; -4.1655
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	Geriatric
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1903
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Lightburn Hospital is a health facility in Carntyne Road, Glasgow, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

History

The facility (located just off the A8 Edinburgh Road in the east end of the city) has its origins in the old Lightburn Infectious Diseases Hospital which was designed by James Thomson and completed in 1896.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] The infectious diseases hospital closed in 1964 and was replaced by a new 120‑bed geriatric unit.[1] The new unit was extended in 1972 and in 1977.[1] A proposal from the health board to close the hospital[3] was rejected by the Scottish Government in January 2018;[4] a similar plan was halted in 2011.[5]

References

1. "Lightburn Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. "Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow". National Archives. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "Glasgow east end hospital set to close". BBC News. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. "Scottish Government rejects plans to close Lightburn Hospital in Glasgow's east end". Glasgow Live. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "Minister saves closure-threatened Lightburn Hospital". BBC News. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.