Cleland Hospital

Cleland Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire
The old Cleland Hospital being demolished
Shown in North Lanarkshire
Geography
Location	Auchinlea Drive, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55°48′10″N3°54′25″W / 55.8028°N 3.9070°W / 55.8028; -3.9070
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community
History
Opened	1903
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Cleland Hospital is a health facility in Auchinlea Drive, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

History

The facility has its origins in the Omoa Poorhouse, ^[a] which was designed by Alexander Cullen ^[2] and opened in 1903. ^{[3] [4]} Following closure of the poorhouse in 1939, the buildings were converted for use as a military hospital during the Second World War. ^[3] The new facility then joined the National Health Service as Cleland Hospital in 1948. ^[5]

After services had been transferred to a modern community hospital on the east side of the site, the old hospital buildings were demolished in 2008. ^[3]

Notes

1. The poorhouse was named after the Fort of San Fernando de Omoa which was captured by Colonel William Dalrymple, a local land owner, in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. ^[1]

References

1. Chávez, Thomas E (2004). Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift. UNM Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN   978-0-8263-2794-9. OCLC   149117944.
2. "Alexander Cullen". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. "Cleland Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. "Cambusnethan". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
5. "Cleland Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2020.