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Corstorphine Hospital

Coordinates: 55°56′35″N 3°16′19″W / 55.94306°N 3.27194°W / 55.94306; -3.27194
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Corstorphine Hospital
NHS Lothian
Corstorphine Hospital
Corstorphine Hospital is located in Edinburgh
Corstorphine Hospital
Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates55°56′35″N 3°16′19″W / 55.94306°N 3.27194°W / 55.94306; -3.27194
Organisation
Care systemNHS
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity hospital
History
Closed2014
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

Corstorphine Hospital was a community hospital on Corstorphine Road, Corstorphine in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Lothian.

History

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The hospital was designed by Peddie and Kinnear and opened as the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Convalescent Home in July 1867.[1][2] It was extended in the 1890s[3] and joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1]

In 2014, the health board considered proposals to demolish the hospital and three others, with a view to replacing these facilities with care villages which would consist of buildings more suited to social care.[4] The hospital closed that year, although the specialist nursing home on the site remained open.[5]

Services

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The hospital specialised in long term and respite care for elderly people who had experienced a stroke or those with dementia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Corstorphine Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh, Corstorphine Road, Convalescent Home". Canmore. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Corstorphine Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Hospitals facing care village axe". Edinburgh News. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ Buchan, Lizzy (25 May 2014). "Murraypark Nursing Home closure fears spark anger at NHS". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Corstorphine Hospital". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2018.