Canniesburn Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Switchback Road, Bearsden, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°54′37″N4°19′54″W / 55.9103°N 4.3317°W Coordinates: 55°54′37″N4°19′54″W / 55.9103°N 4.3317°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1938 |
Closed | 2003 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Canniesburn Hospital was a health facility on Switchback Road in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The original hospital blocks constitute a Grade B listed building. [1]
The facility, which was designed in 1936 by George James Miller (1902-1940) the "son" of James Miller & Son, was established as an auxiliary hospital for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1938. [2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a major plastic surgery unit, which quickly established an international reputation, [3] [4] was opened in 1968. [5] After services transferred to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the hospital closed in 2003 and some of the buildings were subsequently converted by Cala Homes into apartments. [6]
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