Ellen's Glen House

Ellen's Glen House is a facility providing services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.

History
The hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen nature reserve, which was designed by John Chesser in the Scottish baronial style. It opened as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1875 and became part of the Royal Victoria Hospital in the 1920s. Plans of the original house and later alterations by Dick, Peddie and MacKay are held by Historic Environment Scotland and viewed via Canmore.

A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Southfield House facility, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in February 1999. It was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited just to the north of Southfield House at a cost of £2.65 million and opened as Ellen's Glen House in January 2000.

Services
The hospital provides services to elderly and mentally ill patients in a two-floor building with 60 staffed beds set in extensive accessible gardens. The services include frail adult complex clinical care and palliative care; according to inspection reports stays range from a few weeks to a number of years.