Drumchapel Hospital was a health facility in Drumchapel Road, Glasgow, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Drumchapel Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Drumchapel Hospital
Drumchapel Hospital is located in Glasgow council area
Drumchapel Hospital
Shown in Glasgow
Geography
LocationDrumchapel Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°54′22″N 4°21′35″W / 55.9062°N 4.3596°W / 55.9062; -4.3596
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeGeriatric
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1903
Closed2016
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

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The facility was established, following a donation by Miss Margaret Montgomery Paterson, as a Country Branch of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.[1] It was designed by Robert Bryden and opened in June 1903.[1] It was extended in 1921 and 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, a new 120‑bed geriatric unit was added to it in 1968.[2] The original building housing the children's unit was demolished in the 1980s and the hospital subsequently focused entirely on geriatric work.[3] The geriatric facility itself closed in August 2016 and was subsequently demolished.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drumchapel Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Drumchapel Hospital, Glasgow". National Archives. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The Country Branch at Drumchapel". Historic Hospital Admission Records Project. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Drumchapel Hospital campaigners blast Queen Elizabeth Hospital for out-of-hours closure". Clydebank Post. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.