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St Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow
Hospital in West Lothian, Scotland

St Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow was a community hospital in Linlithgow, Scotland, operated by NHS Lothian.

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History

The hospital had its origins in the Linlithgow Combination Poorhouse and Infirmary which opened on the site in 1856.2 An infectious diseases hospital was built on an adjacent site in around 1900.3 The poorhouse infirmary and the infectious diseases hospital came together to form St Michael's Home and Hospital in 1932.4 The combined facility joined the National Health Service in 1948.5 The poorhouse building was demolished in 1969 and replaced with the most recent facility.6

Closure

During the COVID-19 pandemic the hospital was temporarily closed, primarily due to a nursing shortage.7 In June 2022 it was decided by the NHS Lothian health board that the site should be permanently closed, with a final decision pending public consultation.8

References

  1. "St Michaels Hospital". NHS Lothian. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152942/http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/GoingToHospital/Locations/Pages/StMichaelsHospital.aspx ↩

  2. Higginbotham, Peter. "Linlithgow Combination, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 March 2015. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linlithgow/ ↩

  3. Higginbotham, Peter. "Linlithgow Combination, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 March 2015. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linlithgow/ ↩

  4. Higginbotham, Peter. "Linlithgow Combination, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 March 2015. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linlithgow/ ↩

  5. Higginbotham, Peter. "Linlithgow Combination, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 March 2015. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linlithgow/ ↩

  6. Higginbotham, Peter. "Linlithgow Combination, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 March 2015. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linlithgow/ ↩

  7. Dewar, Caitlyn (30 June 2022). "Community hospital shut down by Covid faces permanent closure". STV News. https://news.stv.tv/east-central/linlithgow-community-hospital-st-michaels-faces-permanent-closure-after-covid-shut-it-temporarily ↩

  8. "Meeting of meeting of the West Lothian Integration Joint Board 29 June 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://org.nhslothian.scot/LothianNHSBoard/BoardPapers/BoardPapers/NHS%20Lothian%20Board%20Papers%2005-10-2022.pdf ↩