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a few miles out of

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, Scotland. It was managed by

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History

The hospital was designed by James Scott Hay as an infectious diseases hospital and opened in 1910. The original lay-out consisted of seven blocks set on a site. When the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it had 51 beds and was still classified as being for the care of infectious diseases. Closure was announced in 2018 and the buildings were demolished by early 2021.

Services

The hospital provided consultant-led services for frail elderly patients. It had 25 long-stay beds for inpatient care and a

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which provided assessment and rehabilitation facilities.

References

Hospital buildings completed in 1909 Hospitals in East Ayrshire 1909 establishments in Scotland NHS Scotland hospitals {{UK-hospital-stub