Kirkcudbright Hospital
Appearance
Kirkcudbright Hospital | |
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
Geography | |
Location | Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
Coordinates | 54°50′05″N 4°03′01″W / 54.8346°N 4.0504°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | General |
History | |
Opened | 1897 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Kirkcudbright Hospital is a health facility in Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
History
The facility was created by the conversion of Townend School, which occupied a mid-19th century building, to the designs of Mr Wallace, a local architect, in 1897.[1][2] An operating theatre was added in 1921.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Kirkcudbright Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Townend School life 1850-1897". Kirkcudbright History Society. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Kirkcudbright Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 9 February 2020.