Royal Samaritan Hospital Explained

Royal Samaritan Hospital
Location:	Glasgow
Country:	Scotland
Healthcare:	NHS Scotland
Type:	Specialist
Speciality:	Hospital for Women
Emergency:	No
Founded:	1886
Closed:	1991
Map Type:	Scotland Glasgow
Coordinates:	55.8401°N -4.2626°W

The Royal Samaritan Hospital was a hospital for women in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

History

The hospital had its origins in a converted house in South Cumberland Street which opened in January 1886.^[1] It moved to Kingston House in Tradeston in 1890 and to a new purpose‑built hospital, designed by MacWhannel and Rogerson, in Coplaw Street in 1895.^[1] The Alice Mary Corbett Memorial Nurses' Home was completed in 1904, funded by the grandmother of Elsie Cameron Corbett.^[2] A new wing to the hospital was completed in 1927 and a patients' annex opened in 1936.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and then closed in 1991.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women. Historic Hospitals. 24 January 2019.
2. Web site: TheGlasgowStory: Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women. Theglasgowstory.com. 20 December 2018.
3. Web site: Govanhill's Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women and its stories. Evening Times. 17 August 2018 . subscription. 20 December 2018.
4. Web site: Records of the Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women - Archives Hub. Archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. 20 December 2018.
5. Web site: The Discovery Service. Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 20 December 2018.