Royal Samaritan Hospital

The Royal Samaritan Hospital was a hospital for women in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

Royal Samaritan Hospital
Royal Samaritan Hospital
Royal Samaritan Hospital is located in Glasgow council area
Royal Samaritan Hospital
Shown in Glasgow
Geography
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°50′24″N 4°15′45″W / 55.8401°N 4.2626°W / 55.8401; -4.2626
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo
SpecialityHospital for Women
History
Opened1886
Closed1991
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "TheGlasgowStory: Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women". Theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Govanhill's Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women and its stories". Evening Times. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Records of the Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women - Archives Hub". Archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "The Discovery Service". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

External links edit

  Media related to Former Glasgow Samaritan Hospital For Women at Wikimedia Commons