Liberton Hospital is a facility for geriatric medicine on Lasswade Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.
| Liberton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lothian | |
.jpg) Liberton Hospital | |
  Shown in Edinburgh | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°54′31″N 3°09′15″W / 55.9087°N 3.1542°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Geriatric medicine |
| History | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Scotland |
History edit
The hospital, which was designed by John Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne opened in 1906.[1][2] It operated in partnership with the Longmore Hospital and the two hospitals together became known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables.[3] 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.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Liberton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Liberton Hospital, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ "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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