Eastern General Hospital
The Eastern General Hospital was a health facility in Seafield Street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Lothian at its time of closure and prior to that was managed by Lothian Health Board.[1][2]
History
The hospital was designed by Joseph Marr Johnston and was established in 1907 by Leith Parish Council as the Leith Poorhouse.[3] Although it was built in two sections, a poorhouse section and a hospital section, the poorhouse section was almost immediately converted for medical use.[3] It was requisitioned for military use during the First World War.[4] An operating theatre and accommodation for nurses was added at this point.[5] In 1931, plans were approved for conversion to a hospital.[6] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and developed considerable expertise in prosthetics[7] before closing in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ "Edinburgh, Seafield Street, Eastern General Hospital, General | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "EH6 7LG - Check My Postcode". checkmypostcode.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Eastern General Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Century of care comes to an end as Eastern General closes". The Scotsman. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Edinburgh, Seafield Street, Eastern General Hospital, Infirmary And Administration Block". CANMORE. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "New Hospital for Leith". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Michael McColm v. Borders General Hospital NHS Trust". Scottish Courts. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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