Ellen's Glen House

Ellen's Glen House is a facility 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
Ellen's Glen House
Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
LocationLiberton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates55°54′34″N 3°08′59″W
Organisation
Care systemNHS
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds60
HelipadNo
History
OpenedNovember 1999
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen, a local 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]

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

The 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]

References
  1. "Ellen's Glen House". NHS Lothian. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "Ellen's Glen". Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. "PFI Data sheet: Ellen's Glen House" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. "Ellen Glen's celebrates ten years' service". The Scotsman. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  8. "Ellen's Glen House Celebrates a Decade of Care". NHS Lothian. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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