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The infirmary received a Royal Charter from George II in 1736 which gave it its name of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh [12] and commissioned William Adam to design a new hospital on a site close by to the original building, on what later became Infirmary Street. In 1741 the hospital moved the short distance to the not yet completed building ...
The hospital replaced the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (the Sick Kids) in Sciennes. It forms part of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh campus in the Edinburgh BioQuarter at Little France. The facility provides care for children and young people from birth to around 16 years of age and is managed by NHS Lothian.
In 1834 a separate Eye Infirmary was founded. Departments for Ear, Nose and Throat were subsequently added in 1883 to form the Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary of Edinburgh. In 1922 the Infirmary and Dispensary amalgamated to combined premises on Cambridge Street. [2] In 1853 a new surgical hospital was built between the Royal Infirmary of ...
The plantation, known as Red Hill Pen, was left to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh through the will of Scottish surgeon Archibald Kerr along with 39 slaves. According to the BBC, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh used the wealth generated from Red Hill Pen to "buy medicines, construct a new building, employ staff, and heal Edinburgh's "sick poor"."
The building, which was designed by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall, formed part of the first phase of the intended re-development of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh [a] and was built between 1976 [2] and 1981. [3] The Edinburgh Dental Institute moved to the building from Chambers Street in 1997. [3]
Lauriston is the former location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, which moved to the area in 1879 in search of fresher air at the edge of the city. [1] Rather than build entirely new facilities, the Infirmary incorporated George Watson's Hospital into the new David Bryce-designed complex. [2]
Last week, NHS Grampian said it had taken the "significant step" of declaring a critical board incident due to sustained and continuing demands on Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, one of the largest acute hospital campuses in Europe. [1] [2]The following is a list of acute, general district, and mental health hospitals currently open and operational in Scotland, organised into each of the 14 regional health boards of NHS Scotland.