Canniesburn Hospital

Canniesburn Hospital was a health facility on Switchback Road in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The original hospital blocks constitute a Grade B listed building.[1]

Canniesburn Hospital
The distinctively white buildings of Canniesburn Hospital
Shown in East Dunbartonshire
Geography
LocationSwithback Road, Bearsden, Scotland
Coordinates55.9103°N 4.3317°W / 55.9103; -4.3317
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1938
Closed2003
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The facility, which was designed by James Miller (1860-1947), was established as an auxiliary hospital for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1938.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a major plastic surgery unit, which quickly established an international reputation,[3][4] was opened in 1968.[5] After services transferred to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the hospital closed in 2003 and some of the buildings were subsequently converted by Cala Homes into apartments.[6]

References
  1. "Switchback Road, Canniesburn Hospital, Original Hospital Blocks, Lodge And Pair Houseblocks". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow". National Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "Canniesburn: 50 years at the forefront of plastic surgery". The PMFA Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. McGregor, I. A.; Watson, R. (1998). "History of the West of Scotland Plastic Surgery Unit: 1940-1986". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. pp. 333–342. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Canniesburn Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Canniesburn Residential Development". Urban Realm. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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