Heathfield Hospital was a health facility in Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
| Heathfield Hospital | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Heathfield Hospital | |
  Shown in South Ayrshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°28′55″N 4°36′53″W / 55.4820°N 4.6148°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "John Eaglesham". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "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.