Coordinates: 55°54′34″N 3°08′59″W / 55.90944°N 3.14972°W / 55.90944; -3.14972

Ellen's Glen House

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Ellen's Glen House
NHS Lothian
Image of Ellen's Glen hospital and care facility.
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; -3.14972
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 community-based hospital 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 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] Plans of the original house and later alterations by Dick, Peddie and MacKay are held by Historic Environment Scotland and viewed via Canmore.[3]

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] The services include frail adult complex clinical care and palliative care; according to inspection reports stays range from a few weeks to a number of years.[9][10]

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. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital (153303)". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Ellen's Glen House, Edinburgh". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Ellen's Glen House – hospital inspection report: February 2021". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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