Heathfield Hospital

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Heathfield Hospital
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Heathfield Hospital
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Geography
LocationHeathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°28′55″N4°36′53″W / 55.4820°N 4.6148°W / 55.4820; -4.6148
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type General
History
Opened1905
Closed1991
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Heathfield Hospital was a health facility in Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

History

The facility, which was designed by John Eaglesham (1855–1922), [1] [2] opened as the Burgh Fever Hospital in June 1905. [3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a large outpatients' department was built on an adjacent site in 1962. [3] After services transferred to the new Ayr Hospital, [4] the inpatient facilities at Heathfield Hospital closed in 1991 and the buildings were subsequently demolished. [3] The out‑patients' department became known as the Heathfield Clinic and continued to provide services until 2015 when it also closed and was also subsequently demolished. [3]

The regional headquarters for the Scottish Ambulance Service serving south-west Scotland (Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway) and west South Lanarkshire remains located on an adjacent site in Maryfield Road. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "John Eaglesham". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Mechanical Handling and Works Equipment. I.P.C. Industrial Press, Limited. 1922. p. 462.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Heathfield Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hospital Closures". Hansard. 11 January 1993. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ambulance Services". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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