Law Hospital Explained

Law Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Lanarkshire
Location:Law
Region:South Lanarkshire
State:Scotland
Country:UK
Healthcare:NHS
Type:District General
Founded:1939
Closed:2001
Map Type:Scotland South Lanarkshire

Law Hospital was a health facility in Law, South Lanarkshire. It was managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

History

The facility was designed by Cullen, Lochhead and Brown as one of seven Emergency Hospital Service facilities and opened in 1939.[1] It accommodated evacuees from the Central Middlesex Hospital as well as some injured German Prisoners of War during the Second World War.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948. After patients had been transferred to the Wishaw Hospital, it closed in 2001.[1] Concerns were raised when medical files were found in the derelict hospital in 2008.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 2 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Files found in abandoned hospital. 11 July 2008. BBC. 2 February 2019.