Princess Royal Maternity Hospital
| Princess Royal Maternity Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | |
 The new maternity hospital | |
  Shown in Glasgow | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′54″N 4°13′51″W / 55.8651°N 4.2308°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Maternity |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
| Links | |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Scotland |
The Princess Royal Maternity Hospital is a maternity hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as the Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary in 1834 in Greyfriars Wynd. It moved to St Andrew's Square in 1841 then to Rottenrow in 1860. In 2001, it moved to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary site. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.[1]
History
The hospital was founded in Greyfriars Wynd as the Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary in 1834.[2] It moved to St Andrew's Square in 1841[2] and to Rottenrow in 1860.[2] New buildings were erected on the Rottenrow site in 1881.[3]
A West End Branch opened in St. Vincent Street in 1888,[3] the same year that Murdoch Cameron performed the world's first modern Caesarean section.[4]
An extension was added in 1908[3] and the title "Glasgow Royal Maternity and Women's Hospital" was granted in 1914.[2]
A clinical laboratory opened in 1926[3] and the nurses' home was opened in 1928.[5]
The West End Branch closed in 1941 after it was damaged in an air raid[3] and a new out patient department opened in 1955.[3] The title "Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital" was adopted in 1960.[2]
After the existing building had fallen into a state of disrepair, the hospital moved to a new building on the Glasgow Royal Infirmary site in 2001[6] The new facility was named the "Princess Royal Maternity Hospital".[7]
Meanwhile the Rottenrow building was acquired and demolished by the University of Strathclyde[8] The university re-opened the site as Rottenrow Gardens in 2003.[9]
References
- ^ "Records of Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland". www.archives.gla.ac.uk. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital". rcpsg.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Dunn, Etta (2014). Central Glasgow Through Time. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4456-3870-6.
- ^ Williamson, Elizabeth; Riches, Anne; Higgs, Malcolm (2005). Glasgow. New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-300-09674-3.
- ^ "Rottenrow makes way for the future". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Modernising Maternity Services: Outcome of Consultation" (PDF). Greater Glasgow NHS Board. 20 April 2004. p. 3. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Lost Glasgow: Rottenrow hospital". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Leitch, John. "Rottenrow Garden - University of Strathclyde". www.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.