Wester Moffat Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire
Wester Moffat House
Wester Moffat Hospital is located in North Lanarkshire
Wester Moffat Hospital
Shown in North Lanarkshire
Geography
LocationTowers Road, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates55°52′07″N 3°56′29″W / 55.8686°N 3.9413°W / 55.8686; -3.9413
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityCare for the elderly
History
Opened1929 ( as a hospital )
Links
ListsHospitals 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 Grade B listed building.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Towers Road, Wester Moffat Hospital, Wester Moffat House (LB20930)". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Charles Wilson". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Wester Moffat Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "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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