Lady Home Hospital

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Lady Home Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire
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Lady Home Hospital
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Geography
LocationAyr Road, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°33′30″N3°50′20″W / 55.5582°N 3.8390°W / 55.5582; -3.8390
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type Community
History
Opened1888
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Lady Home Hospital is a health facility in Ayr Road, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

History

The facility, which was financed by Maria Douglas-Home, Countess of Home and designed by James Kerr, [1] was opened as the Douglas Cottage Hospital in 1888. [2] It later became known as the Lady Home Hospital, being renamed after its founder. [3] It was expanded in 1936 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it was extended again in 1960s. [2] A group of 30 female staff at the hospital won £1.3 million on the National Lottery in 2011. [4]

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References

  1. "James Kerr". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Lady Home Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Maria Douglas-Home". Women of Scotland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Hospital bosses stop staff celebrating their £1.3m lottery win with champagne". Daily Record. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2020.