Dumbarton Joint Hospital is a health facility on Cardross Road in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Dumbarton Joint Hospital | |
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | |
![]() Dumbarton Joint Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Cardross Road, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.9486°N 4.5948°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | Geriatric |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1898 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The facility, which was designed by John McLean Crawford (1854-1950), was established as an infectious diseases hospital in 1898.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and subsequently focused on provision of geriatric care[2] with some wards specialising in dementia and other mental health difficulties.[3]
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