Cameron Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name =Cameron Hospital
| Org/Group = NHS Fife
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| Image =The admin block (geograph 2163200).jpg
| Caption =The 1940 Administration block
| map_type =Scotland Fife
| map_caption=Shown in Fife
| coordinates = {{coord|56.1868|-3.0567|region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| Location = Cameron Road, Windygates
| Region = Fife
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| Country = Scotland
| healthcare = NHS Scotland
| Type = General
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| Founded = 1912
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Cameron Hospital is a health facility in Cameron Road, Windygates, Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. The original building, known as Haig House, is a Category B listed building.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB16684|desc=Windygates, Cameron Hospital, Haig House With Outbuilding Boundary Wall And Railings|accessdate=9 February 2020}}
History
File:Haig House (geograph 2163244).jpg
Haig House, which was originally commissioned by the distiller John Haig for use as his home, was designed by David Bryce in the Scottish Baronial style and completed in 1849.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100014|title=David Bryce|publisher=Dictionary of Scottish Architects|accessdate=9 February 2020|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016201459/http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100014|url-status=dead}} It later became the family home of Field Marshal Earl Haig, his son.{{cite web|url=https://historic-hospitals.com/gazetteer/fife-2/|title=Cameron Hospital|publisher=Historic Hospitals|accessdate=9 February 2020}}
An infectious diseases hospital was established on the site in 1912 when Haig House was converted into an administration block and ward pavilions were built in the grounds. A new administration block was completed in 1940 at which time Haig House was converted for use as a nurses' home. The building was used as a military hospital during the Second World War before joining the National Health Service as Cameron Hospital in 1948.
A tuberculosis treatment centre was added in 1955 and a 60-bed geriatric block was added in 1963.
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Category:NHS Scotland hospitals
Category:1912 establishments in Scotland