Ferryfield House
Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland
55°58′13″N 3°13′48″W / 55.97028°N 3.23000°W / 55.97028; -3.23000Ferryfield House is a community hospital in Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]
History
The hospital has its origins in the Leith Public Hospital which was designed by James Simpson and opened in 1896.[2] The facility was subsequently renamed the Northern General Hospital.[3]
A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Northern General Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative ('PFI') contract in 1993, the first hospital project in Scotland to use this form of procurement.[4] The site had previously been part of City Park, the first home of Livingston F.C.[2] The new hospital was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited[5] at a cost of £2 million[6] and opened in October 1996.[4]
Services
Ferryfield House is a 60-bed unit that specialises in short-term and respite care.[4] There are two wards, with one used to treat patients with "dementia and challenging behaviour" and the other for the frail and elderly.[7]
References
- ^ "Ferryfield House". NHS Lothian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Ferryfield House". Canmore. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Ferrybridge House, Edinburgh". Walker Healthcare. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Tenth anniversary celebrations for elderly care home". The Scotsman. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Private Finance Initiative". Hansard. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Memorandum by HM Treasury". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Vulnerable dementia patient attacked in hospital". Edinburgh News. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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