Wester Moffat Hospital
Wester Moffat Hospital is a health facility in Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. It is a Grade B listed building.[1]
Wester Moffat Hospital | |
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NHS Lanarkshire | |
Wester Moffat House | |
Shown in North Lanarkshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.8686°N 3.9413°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Care for the elderly |
History | |
Opened | 1929 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The building, which was designed by Charles Wilson[2] in the Scottish baronial style for William Towers-Clark, a solicitor, was completed in 1862.[3] It was converted for medical use and re-opened as a sanatorium in January 1929.[3] The facility joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] Rifleman James Morris, a soldier from the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), was admitted to the hospital after a car crash in 1962 and spent 54 years there without recovering before his death in 2017.[4]
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References
- "Towers Road, Wester Moffat Hospital, Wester Moffat House". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Charles Wilson". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Wester Moffat Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Veteran spends 54 years in NHS hospital after going in with broken leg and never recovering". The Telegraph. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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