Corstorphine Hospital Explained

Corstorphine Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Lothian
Map Type:Scotland Edinburgh
Location:Edinburgh
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS
Funding:Public
Type:Community hospital
Closed:2014
Wiki-Links:List of hospitals in Scotland
Coordinates:55.9431°N -3.2719°W

Corstorphine Hospital was a community hospital on Corstorphine Road, Corstorphine in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Lothian.

History

The hospital was designed by Peddie and Kinnear and opened as the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Convalescent Home in July 1867.[1] [2] It was extended in the 1890s[3] and joined the National Health Service in 1948.[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] The hospital closed that year, although the specialist nursing home on the site remained open.[5]

Services

The hospital specialised in long term and respite care for elderly people who had experienced a stroke or those with dementia.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corstorphine Hospital. 26 April 2015. Historic Hospitals. 27 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Edinburgh, Corstorphine Road, Convalescent Home . Canmore . 27 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Corstorphine Hospital . Dictionary of Scottish Architects . 27 November 2016.
  4. News: Hospitals facing care village axe. 27 December 2014 . Edinburgh News. 9 April 2014.
  5. News: Murraypark Nursing Home closure fears spark anger at NHS . Lizzy . Buchan . Edinburgh Evening News . 25 May 2014 . 27 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Corstorphine Hospital. Healthcare Improvement Scotland. 27 December 2018.