Liberton Hospital
Liberton Hospital is a facility for geriatric medicine on Lasswade Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.
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| NHS Lothian | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| Coordinates | 55.9087°N 3.1542°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Geriatric medicine |
| History | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Scotland |
History
The hospital, which was designed by John Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne opened in 1906.[1] It operated in partnership with the Longmore Hospital and the two hospitals together became known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a new four‑storey geriatric facility was built on the site in 1963.[1]
In 2014, the health board considered proposals to demolish the hospital and three others, with a view to replacing these facilities with care villages which would consist of buildings more suited to social care.[3]
References
- "Liberton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables". Lothian Health Services Archive. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Hospitals facing care village axe". Edinburgh News. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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