Gartnavel General Hospital

Gartnavel General Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Gartnavel General Hospital
Gartnavel General Hospital is located in Glasgow council area
Gartnavel General Hospital
Shown in Glasgow
Geography
LocationGreat Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°52′59″N 4°18′45″W / 55.88292°N 4.31248°W / 55.88292; -4.31248
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Glasgow
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds668[1]
History
Opened1972
Links
Websitewww.nhsggc.org.uk/patients-and-visitors/main-hospital-sites/gartnavel-campus/gartnavel-general-hospital/ Edit this at Wikidata
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Gartnavel General Hospital is a teaching hospital in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. The hospital is located next to the Great Western Road, between Hyndland, Anniesland and Kelvindale. Hyndland railway station is adjacent to the hospital. The name Gartnavel is derived from the Gaelic Gart (field or enclosure) Ubhal (apple) – i.e. "a field of apple trees".[2] It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Trends in Available Beds". Information Services Division, Scotland. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Neighbourhoods". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Gartnavel General Hospital". NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Retrieved 28 December 2018.