Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh

Deaconess Hospital
NHS Lothian
Deaconess Hospital
Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′43″N3°10′53″W / 55.94528°N 3.18139°W / 55.94528; -3.18139
History
Opened	1894
Closed	1990
Links
Other links	List of hospitals in Scotland

The Deaconess Hospital was a health facility in Edinburgh, Scotland.

History

The hospital, which was established as part of an initiative by Professor Archibald Charteris to provide nursing training for deaconesses, was opened in 1894. ^[1] The site chosen was adjacent to St Ninian's Mission which Charteris had established three years earlier. ^[1] After being substantially rebuilt in the early 1930s, the hospital was officially re-opened by the Duke and Duchess of York in December 1936. ^[1]

The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and closed in 1990. ^[1] It served as the headquarters of NHS Lothian until the health board moved to Waverley Gate in 2010. ^[2] It was converted into student accommodation for the University of Edinburgh in 2014. ^[3]

References

1. "History of Deaconess Hospital". Lothian Health Services Archive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. "Old hospital transformed into student flats". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
3. "A brief look at the history of the Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh, 1894–1990" (PDF). Journal of the Royal College of Physicians. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.