Eastern General Hospital
| Eastern General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lothian | |
| File:Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh (geograph 2327171).jpg Eastern General Hospital | |
Shown in Edinburgh | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°58′07″N 3°08′47″W / 55.9685°N 3.1463°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Closed | 2007 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
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The Eastern General Hospital was a health facility in Seafield Street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Lothian at its time of closure and prior to that was managed by Lothian Health Board.[1][2]
History
The hospital was designed by Joseph Marr Johnston and was established in 1907 by Leith Parish Council as the Leith Poorhouse.[3] Although it was built in two sections, a poorhouse section and a hospital section, the poorhouse section was almost immediately converted for medical use.[3] It was requisitioned for military use during the First World War.[4] An operating theatre and accommodation for nurses was added at this point.[5] In 1931, plans were approved for conversion to a hospital.[6] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and developed considerable expertise in prosthetics[7] before closing in 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ "Edinburgh, Seafield Street, Eastern General Hospital, General | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ "EH6 7LG - Check My Postcode". checkmypostcode.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Eastern General Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Century of care comes to an end as Eastern General closes". The Scotsman. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, Seafield Street, Eastern General Hospital, Infirmary And Administration Block". CANMORE. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "New Hospital for Leith". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ↑ "Michael McColm v. Borders General Hospital NHS Trust". Scottish Courts. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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