Dumbarton Joint Hospital

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
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dumbarton Joint Hospital
Shown in West Dunbartonshire
Geography
Location	Cardross Road, Dumbarton, Scotland
Coordinates	55.9486°N 4.5948°W / 55.9486; -4.5948
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	Geriatric
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1898
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

History

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]