Wester Moffat Hospital
| Wester Moffat Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lanarkshire | |
.jpg) Wester Moffat House | |
  Shown in North Lanarkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′07″N 3°56′29″W / 55.8686°N 3.9413°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Care for the elderly |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Wester Moffat Hospital is a health facility in Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. It is a Grade B listed building.[1]
History
The building, which was designed by Charles Wilson[2] in the Scottish baronial style for William Towers-Clark, a solicitor, was completed in 1862.[3] It was converted for medical use and re-opened as a sanatorium in January 1929.[3] The facility joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] Rifleman James Morris, a soldier from the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), was admitted to the hospital after a car crash in 1962 and spent 54 years there without recovering before his death in 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Towers Road, Wester Moffat Hospital, Wester Moffat House". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Charles Wilson". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wester Moffat Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Veteran spends 54 years in NHS hospital after going in with broken leg and never recovering". The Telegraph. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2020.