St. Mary's Hospital, Lanark

[SuMacd]

I have a relative who died here in 1939-his usual residence was given as Bearsden.
Can anybody give me any info on this hospital for this time period- was it private?

Thamks
Susan

[Currie]

Hello Susan,

By the looks of this article in The Glasgow Herald, February 19, 1969, the hospital was run by the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7H ... nark&hl=en

There’s a picture of the hospital here http://www.daughtersofcharity.org.uk/ne ... Lanark.htm

And here’s an interesting article in The Scots Magazine, Vol 94, 1970.

“Is St Mary's Hospital, Lanark (the subject of an article in the December issue), the original of the hospital often referred to in the Dr Finlay TV series? It was not the only general hospital in the town, but, run by the Sisters of Charity, it would seem to be the most likely venue for outside cases in the pre- Health Service era. It has a small operating theatre where casualties used to be treated, and where the local doctors could perform operations. Now the old buildings, built in 1872, and damaged by fire in 1969, are out of date, cramped and inconvenient, and the hospital is to be rebuilt, on a new site, at a cost of £27000. The new buildings will make the nurses' work much easier. There will be four wards and 80 beds, a unit providing therapy for both day and in-patients, a dining- room, cafeteria, and a small chapel in a flower garden as a centrepiece. The fittings will be modern, with wheelchairs and helpless patients in mind, and, as before, the hospital will be non-denominational.”
http://www.google.com.au/search?tbo=p&t ... 970&num=10

Hope that helps,
Alan

[emamc]

Susan,

My Grandfather who lived in Dumbarton was very ill in 1933 and was sent to recuperate at St Mary's. The St Vincent De Paul Society probably arranged and paid for this. It was oobable that people came for a rest from all over the country.

Liz

[SuMacd]

Thanks for your help