Corstorphine Hospital
Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Corstorphine Hospital was a community hospital on Corstorphine Road, Corstorphine in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Lothian.
| Corstorphine Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lothian | |
Corstorphine Hospital | |
  Shown in Edinburgh | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°56′35″N 3°16′19″W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community hospital |
| History | |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Scotland |
History
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
The hospital specialised in long term and respite care for elderly people who had experienced a stroke or those with dementia.[6]
