| Ferryfield House | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lothian | |
  Shown in Edinburgh | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°58′13″N 3°13′48″W / 55.97028°N 3.23000°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 60 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | October 1996 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Ferryfield House is a community hospital in Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]
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]
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]
