Heathfield Hospital

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

Heathfield Hospital
Heathfield Hospital
Shown in South Ayrshire
Geography
LocationHeathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates55.4820°N 4.6148°W / 55.4820; -4.6148
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1905
Closed1991
Links
ListsHospitals 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
  1. "John Eaglesham". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. "Heathfield Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. "Hospital Closures". Hansard. 11 January 1993. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. "Ambulance Services". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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