Wester Moffat Hospital
| Wester Moffat Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lanarkshire | |
.jpg) Wester Moffat House | |
  Shown in North Lanarkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′07″N 3°56′29″W / 55.8686°N 3.9413°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Care for the elderly |
| History | |
| Founded | 1929 ( as a hospital ) |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Wester Moffat Hospital is a health facility in Towers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. It is a Category B listed building.[1]
History
[edit]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]
In March 2022, NHS Lanarkshire purchased land to the east of Wester Moffat for construction of a replacement for University Hospital Monklands.[5] The new hospital was due to be completed by 2031,[6] but, in 2026, ministers refused to sign off the £2.1bn scheme over affordability concerns, creating uncertainty over the target completion date.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Towers Road, Wester Moffat Hospital, Wester Moffat House (LB20930)". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ "Charles Wilson". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Purchase of proposed site for our new hospital". NHS Lanarkshire. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Monklands Replacement Timeline". NHS Lanarkshire. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ↑ Morby, Aaron (26 June 2026). "Scottish ministers halt £2.1bn Laing O'Rourke hospital job". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
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