Kilmarnock Infirmary

Kilmarnock Infirmary
NHS Scotland (1948–1982)
Kilmarnock Infirmary
Kilmarnock Infirmary is located in East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock Infirmary
Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
LocationWellington Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Organisation
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUniversity of Glasgow
Services
Beds504
History
Opened1868
Closed1982

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.

  1. ^ Love, Dane (2022). A Look Back at Kilmarnock. Carn Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781911043164.