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Offline Hanan

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Re: baby hospital kilwinning 1954 ?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 21 August 12 18:07 BST (UK) »
Hi,

See this report for more info on Ayrshire Hospitals

http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/sites/files/nuffield/publication/hospital_and_community_2_october_1950.pdf

 page 10 gives a list of hospitals as on 31 Dec 1948.

Buckreddan Maternity Hospital was closed 01/01/84 sometime after which it became a care home.
CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
MCGRATH or MCGRAW, MCINTYRE, MCWHINNEY, FERGUSON, CAMPBELL, FLANAGAN, WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
WYLLIE & HIGGINS Scotland, Lanarkshire & Ayrshire

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Re: baby hospital kilwinning 1954 ?
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 11 September 12 14:41 BST (UK) »
HI,

Ayrshire Central didn't close as a maternity unit until 2005/6 when the new unit opened at Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock.  The maternity building has now been demolished but the rest of the hospital is still in existence.

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Re: baby hospital kilwinning 1954 ?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 09 November 12 18:37 GMT (UK) »
hello
can I just add that most births at that time were at Buckreddin you only went to Ayrshire Central if there was a problem !
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