Heathfield Hospital
Heathfield Hospital was a health facility in Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Heathfield Hospital | |
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![]() Heathfield Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.4820°N 4.6148°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | General |
History | |
Opened | 1905 |
Closed | 1991 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The facility, which was designed by John Eaglesham (1855-1922),[1] opened as the Burgh Fever Hospital in June 1905.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a large outpatients' department was built on an adjacent site in 1962.[2] After services transferred to the new Ayr Hospital,[3] the inpatient facilities at Heathfield Hospital closed in 1991 and the buildings were subsequently demolished.[2] 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.[2]
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.[4]
References
- "John Eaglesham". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Heathfield Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Hospital Closures". Hansard. 11 January 1993. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- "Ambulance Services". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2020.