Kirklandside Hospital

Kirklandside was a community hospital in the village of Hurlford a few miles out of Kilmarnock, Scotland.

[1] The original lay-out consisted of seven blocks set on a 22-acre (9-hectare) site.

[2] When the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it had 51 beds and was still classified as being for the care of infectious diseases.

[5] The hospital provided consultant-led services for frail elderly patients.

It had 25 long-stay beds for inpatient care and a day hospital which provided assessment and rehabilitation facilities.