Ellen's Glen House

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Ellen's Glen House
NHS Lothian
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Ellen's Glen House
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Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
Location Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates 55°54′34″N3°08′59″W / 55.90944°N 3.14972°W / 55.90944; -3.14972
Organisation
Care system NHS
Funding Public hospital
Type Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department No
Beds60
Helipad No
History
OpenedNovember 1999
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

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]

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History

The 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

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] 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]

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References

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  2. "Ellen's Glen". Edinburgh Geological Society. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, Gilmerton, Ellen's Glen Road, Southfield Hospital (153303)". Canmore . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Ellen's Glen House". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. "Southfield Hospital, Liberton". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "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.
  9. "Ellen's Glen House, Edinburgh". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. "Ellen's Glen House – hospital inspection report: February 2021". healthcareimprovementscotland.org. Retrieved 13 June 2022.