Edinburgh City Hospital

Edinburgh City Hospital
Pavilions at former Edinburgh City Hospital now part of Greenbank Village, Edinburgh
Edinburgh City Hospital is located in Edinburgh
Edinburgh City Hospital
Shown in Edinburgh
Geography
LocationColinton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates55°54′56″N 03°13′42″W / 55.91556°N 3.22833°W / 55.91556; -3.22833
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityUniversity of Edinburgh
Services
SpecialityInfectious disease, Otolaryngology, Care of the elderly
History
Opened1903
Closed1999
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

The Edinburgh City Hospital (also known as the Edinburgh City Hospital for Infectious Diseases or the City Hospital at Colinton Mains) was a hospital in Colinton, Edinburgh, opened in 1903 for the treatment of infectious diseases. As the pattern of infectious disease changed, the need for in-patients facilities to treat them diminished. While still remaining the regional centre for infectious disease, in the latter half of the 20th century the hospital facilities diversified with specialist units established for respiratory disease, ear, nose and throat surgery, maxillo-facial surgery, care of the elderly and latterly HIV/AIDS. The hospital closed in 1999 and was redeveloped as residential housing, known as Greenbank Village.