Thornhill Hospital is a health facility in Townhead Street,

Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill ( gd, Bàrr na Driseig Archived frothe original on 5 March 2014) is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale ...

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. It is managed by

NHS Dumfries and Galloway NHS Dumfries and Galloway is an NHS board serving the Dumfries and Galloway region. It is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. NHS Dumfries and Galloway provides health care and promotes healthy living for the people of Dumfries and Gallo ...

History

The facility, which was designed by Evan Tweedie, was established as an infectious diseases hospital in 1901. Accommodation was provided for nurses. The hospital joined the

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in 1948.

References

Hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway NHS Scotland hospitals 1901 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1901 Hospital buildings completed in 1901 Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway {{UK-hospital-stub