Killearn Hospital
Killearn Hospital was a health facility at Killearn in the Stirling council area of Scotland.
| Killearn Hospital | |
|---|---|
_(geograph_4654503).jpg.webp) Killearn Hospital (in ruin) | |
  Location of the hospital in the Stirling council area | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Killearn, Stirling, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.0345°N 4.3963°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | General hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The hospital was established as one of seven Emergency Hospital Service facilities for military casualties in 1940.[1][2] It received casualties during the Clydebank Blitz when two devastating Luftwaffe air raids on the shipbuilding and munition-making town of Clydebank in Scotland took place in March 1941.[3] The wooden huts which had been erected during the war continued to be used for civilian purposes after the war.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 but, because of its remote location, it eventually closed in 1972.[1]
References
- "Killearn Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Killearn, Killearn Hospital". Canmore. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Killearn Hospital - built for War". Clydeside Images. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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