Kilmarnock Infirmary | |
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NHS Scotland (1948–1982) | |
Geography | |
Location | Wellington Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Organisation | |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | University of Glasgow |
Services | |
Beds | 504 |
History | |
Opened | 1868 |
Closed | 1982 |
Kilmarnock Infirmary was a general hospital in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in Scotland. Opened in 1868, it was designed by renowned Kilmarnock architect William Atkinson Railton. In 1948, the National Health Service (NHS Scotland) was established, meaning Kilmarnock Infirmary had come under national control.[1] Following hospital services for Kilmarnock and the surrounding population being transferred to Crosshouse Hospital in the early 1980s, Kilmarnock Infirmary closed in 1982.