Ellen's Glen House is a community-based hospital providing services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]
| Ellen's Glen House | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lothian | |
.jpg) Ellen's Glen House | |
  Shown in Edinburgh | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°54′34″N 3°08′59″W / 55.90944°N 3.14972°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 60 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | November 1999 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen nature reserve,[2] which was designed by John Chesser in the Scottish baronial style.[3] It opened as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1875[4] and became part of the Royal Victoria Hospital in the 1920s.[5] Plans of the original house and later alterations by Dick, Peddie and MacKay are held by Historic Environment Scotland and viewed via Canmore.[3]
A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Southfield House facility,[6] was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in February 1999.[6] It was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited just to the north of Southfield House at a cost of £2.65 million and opened as Ellen's Glen House in January 2000.[6]
Services
editThe hospital provides services to elderly and mentally ill patients in a two-floor building with 60 staffed beds[7] set in extensive accessible gardens.[8] The services include frail adult complex clinical care and palliative care; according to inspection reports stays range from a few weeks to a number of years.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Ellen's Glen House". NHS Lothian. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ellen's Glen". Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital (153303)". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "PFI Data sheet: Ellen's Glen House" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ellen Glen's celebrates ten years' service". The Scotsman. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ellen's Glen House Celebrates a Decade of Care". NHS Lothian. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ellen's Glen House, Edinburgh". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Ellen's Glen House – hospital inspection report: February 2021". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.