Merchiston Hospital

Last updated

Merchiston Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Site of Merchiston Hospital from the air (geograph 4604034).jpg
The site of the demolished hospital from the air
Renfrewshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Shown in Renfrewshire
Geography
LocationBarochan Road, Brookfield, Scotland
Coordinates 55°50′40″N4°31′20″W / 55.8444°N 4.5223°W / 55.8444; -4.5223 Coordinates: 55°50′40″N4°31′20″W / 55.8444°N 4.5223°W / 55.8444; -4.5223
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Mental health
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened1948
Closed2008
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Merchiston Hospital was a mental health facility on Barochan Road in Brookfield, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

History

The facility, which was commissioned as a replacement for Broadfield Hospital at Port Glasgow, [1] was established by converting a 19th-century building known as Merchiston House in 1948. [1] Two new wings were added in 1958. [1] Modern facilities were created on the site in 1984 and the mansion was subsequently demolished. [2] After services transferred to the Southern General Hospital, Merchiston Hospital closed in 2008. [3] The buildings were demolished in 2013 in order to better secure the site. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rutherglen</span> Town in Scotland

Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, three miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own right for more than 800 years, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region. In 1996 the towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knightswood</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Knightswood is a suburban district in Glasgow, containing three areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, and Knightswood Park. It has a golf course and park, and good transport links with the rest of the city. Garscadden and Scotstounhill railway stations serve Low Knightswood while Westerton station serves High Knightswood. Knightswood is directly adjoined by the Anniesland, Blairdardie, Drumchapel, Garscadden, Jordanhill, Netherton, Scotstoun, Scotstounhill and Yoker areas of Glasgow, and by Bearsden in the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelvindale</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Kelvindale is a district in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Kelvindale shares the G12 postcode with the neighbouring residential districts of Kelvinside, Hillhead, Hyndland, Dowanhill, as well as Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow Clyde College (Anniesland) and the University of Glasgow, and is also close to the Anniesland and Wyndford areas of the city. The area is characterised by traditional interwar housing, formed of tenements and semi-detached houses.

Brookfield is a small dormitory village in west central Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies on the north of the A761 road, which runs through a number of towns and villages to join Port Glasgow and the city of Glasgow, via Paisley, and is roughly equidistant to the nearby settlements of Houston, Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Johnstone and Linwood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SEC Centre</span> Exhibition centre in Glasgow, Scotland

The SEC Centre is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the three main venues within the Scottish Event Campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craiglockhart</span>

Craiglockhart is a suburb in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying between Colinton to the south, Morningside to the east Merchiston to the north east, and Longstone and Kingsknowe to the west. The Water of Leith is also to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merchiston Castle School</span> Public school in Edinburgh, Scotland

Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools. It is divided into Merchiston Juniors, Middle Years and a Sixth Form.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princess Royal Maternity Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

The Princess Royal Maternity Hospital is a maternity hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as the Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary in 1834 in Greyfriars Wynd, just off the city's High Street. It moved to St Andrew's Square in 1841, then to Rottenrow in 1860 and to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary site in 2001. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Infirmary</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

The Western Infirmary was a teaching hospital situated in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland, that was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It was opened in 1874 and closed in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

The West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital is a healthcare facility in Yorkhill, Glasgow. The new ambulatory care facility was created in December 2015 to house the remaining outpatient services and the minor injury unit previously housed at the Western Infirmary. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stobhill Hospital</span> Hospital in Scotland

Stobhill Hospital is an Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Hospital, located in Springburn in the north of Glasgow, Scotland. It serves the population of North Glasgow and part of East Dunbartonshire. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gartcosh</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Gartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies a few miles east of Glasgow, and about one mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangour Village Hospital</span> Hospital in Scotland

Bangour Village Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located west of Dechmont in West Lothian, Scotland. During the First World War it formed part of the much larger Edinburgh War Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Crichton</span> Hospital in Scotland

The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The site also includes a hotel and conference centre, and Crichton Memorial Church, set in a 100-acre (40 ha) park. The campus was established in the 19th century as the Crichton Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruchill Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

Ruchill Hospital was a fever hospital in the Ruchill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The hospital was closed in 1998 and was sold to Scottish Enterprise in July 1999. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Elizabeth University Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) is a 1,677-bed acute hospital located in Govan, in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland. The hospital is built on the site of the former Southern General Hospital and opened at the end of April 2015. The hospital comprises a 1,109-bed adult hospital, a 256-bed children's hospital and two major Emergency Departments; one for adults and one for children. There is also an Immediate Assessment Unit for local GPs and out-of-hours services, to send patients directly, without having to be processed through the Emergency Department.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoneyetts Hospital</span> Hospital in Moodiesburn, Scotland

Stoneyetts Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Moodiesburn, near Glasgow. Opened in 1913, Stoneyetts served as an important source of employment for residents within the expanding Moodiesburn area. The function of the institution changed throughout its existence: it originally cared for those with epilepsy, before housing people with intellectual disability, and from 1937 treating those with mental disorders. By the early 1970s there was an emphasis toward psychogeriatric care at the hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leverndale Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

Leverndale Hospital is a mental health facility at Crookston, Glasgow, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Towerview Unit, which has been taken out of use, is Category A listed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oakbank Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

The Oakbank Hospital was a health facility in Possil Road, Glasgow, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cleland Hospital</span> Hospital in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cleland Hospital is a health facility in Auchinlea Drive, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Records of Broadfield and Merchiston Hospitals, Renfewshire, Scotland". Archives Hub. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Merchiston Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Have your say on Merchiston Hospital closure plans". Daily Record. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. "Demolition of building will secure former hospital site". The Gazette. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2020.