| Royal Samaritan Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Royal Samaritan Hospital | |
  Shown in Glasgow | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°50′24″N4°15′45″W / 55.8401°N 4.2626°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Speciality | Hospital for Women |
| History | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Royal Samaritan Hospital was a hospital for women in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland.
The hospital had its origins in a converted house in South Cumberland Street which opened in January 1886. [1] It moved to Kingston House in Tradeston in 1890 and to a new purpose‑built hospital, designed by MacWhannel and Rogerson, in Coplaw Street in 1895. [1] The Alice Mary Corbett Memorial Nurses' Home was completed in 1904, funded by the grandmother of Elsie Cameron Corbett. [2] A new wing to the hospital was completed in 1927 and a patients' annex opened in 1936. [1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and then closed in 1991. [3] [4] [5]
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