Law Hospital
Hospital in Scotland
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Law Hospital was a health facility in Law, South Lanarkshire. It was managed by NHS Lanarkshire.
LocationLaw, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55.7585°N 3.8588°W
Care systemPublic NHS
| Law Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lanarkshire | |
Law Hospital | |
  Shown in South Lanarkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55.7585°N 3.8588°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | District General |
| History | |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
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]