Ellen's Glen House

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Ellen's Glen House
NHS Lothian
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Ellen's Glen House
Ellen's Glen House is located in Edinburgh
Ellen's Glen House
Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
LocationLiberton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates55°54′34″N 3°08′59″W / 55.90944°N 3.14972°W / 55.90944; -3.14972Coordinates: 55°54′34″N 3°08′59″W / 55.90944°N 3.14972°W / 55.90944; -3.14972
Organisation
Care systemNHS
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds60
HelipadNo
History
OpenedNovember 1999
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Ellen's Glen House is a facility providing services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]

History[]

The hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen, a local nature reserve,[2] which was designed by John Chesser in the Scottish baronial style.[3] It opened as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1875[4] and became part of the Royal Victoria Hospital in the 1920s.[5]

A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Southfield House facility,[6] was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in February 1999.[6] It was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited just to the north of Southfield House at a cost of £2.65 million and opened as Ellen's Glen House in January 2000.[6]

Services[]

The hospital provides services to elderly and mentally ill patients in a two floor building with 60 staffed beds[7] set in extensive accessible gardens.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ellen's Glen House". NHS Lothian. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Ellen's Glen". Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "PFI Data sheet: Ellen's Glen House" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Ellen Glen's celebrates ten years' service". The Scotsman. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Ellen's Glen House Celebrates a Decade of Care". NHS Lothian. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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