Broomhill Hospital was a health facility in

Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (; sco, Kirkintulloch; gd, Cair Cheann Tulaich) is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. ...

East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bear ...

, Scotland.

History

The hospital, which was financed by a donation from

Beatrice Clugston Beatrice Clugston (19 September 1827 – 5 June 1888) was a British philanthropist in Glasgow. Early life Clugston was born in Glasgow in 1827. She was raised in Glasgow to parents Mary (born Mackenzie) and John Clugston. Her father was an accou ...

as a facility for incurable patients such as those with

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, opened in 1876. The Lanfine Home for patients with

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was added in 1904. After joining the

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in 1948, the hospital continued to care for chronically ill patients until it closed in 1995. The buildings, other than an old gatehouse, have been demolished and planning consent has been given for the site to be redeveloped for residential use.

References

{{authority control Defunct hospitals in Scotland Hospitals in East Dunbartonshire Hospital buildings completed in 1876