Ferryfield House

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Ferryfield House
NHS Lothian
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Geography
Location Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates 55°58′13″N3°13′48″W / 55.97028°N 3.23000°W / 55.97028; -3.23000 Coordinates: 55°58′13″N3°13′48″W / 55.97028°N 3.23000°W / 55.97028; -3.23000
Organisation
Care system NHS
Funding Public hospital
Type Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department No
Beds60
Helipad No
History
OpenedOctober 1996
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Ferryfield House is a community hospital in Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. [1]

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Leith Public Hospital which was designed by James Simpson and opened in 1896. [2] The facility was subsequently renamed the Northern General Hospital. [3]

A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Northern General Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative ('PFI') contract in 1993, the first hospital project in Scotland to use this form of procurement. [4] The site had previously been part of City Park, the first home of Livingston F.C. [2] The new hospital was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited [5] at a cost of £2 million [6] and opened in October 1996. [4]

Services

Ferryfield House is a 60-bed unit that specialises in short-term and respite care. [4] There are two wards, with one used to treat patients with "dementia and challenging behaviour" and the other for the frail and elderly. [7]

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References

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  3. "Ferrybridge House, Edinburgh". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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