Drumchapel Hospital Explained

Drumchapel Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Location:Drumchapel Road
Region:Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS Scotland
Type:Geriatric
Emergency:No
Founded:1903
Closed:2016
Map Type:Scotland Glasgow
Coordinates:55.9062°N -4.3596°W

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

History

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]

Notes and References

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