| Victoria infirmary | |
|---|---|
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | |
 Old Victoria Infirmary Buildings | |
  Shown in Glasgow | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Langside Road,Glasgow,Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°49′39″N4°16′03″W / 55.82742°N 4.26746°W /55.82742; -4.26746 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | PublicNHS |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Glasgow |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 370 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | Victoria Infirmary |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Victoria infirmary was ateaching hospital situated atLangside/Battlefield in the south-east ofGlasgow from 1880 until 2015. It was managed byNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
A competition was held to design a 120-bedded hospital and this attracted 46 entries from architects around the UK.[1]Campbell Douglas & Sellars won the competition to design the new voluntary hospital for the city's South Side in 1882.[2] Building work began in 1888 and the infirmary was officially opened on 14 February 1890.[2] The original buildings consisted of a central administration block, a lodge and one pavilion.[1] A nurses' home was added in the 1890s and additional pavilions were added in 1902, to a design byHarry Edward Clifford, and in 1906.[1]
The Victoria Infirmary obtained General Nursing Council approval for providing a 4 year nurse training course in 1918.[3] Nurses who completed their training after 1923 were presented with the Victoria Infirmary solid silver badge with the puma emblem on it.[4]
A new wing added an additional 120 beds to the hospital in 1927,[5] another block provided a further 30 beds in 1931 and a further extension provided a further 50 beds in 1935.[6] By 1939 the hospital had 555 beds.[7]
Implementation of a development plan brought new laboratories, a theatre suite and teaching facilities in 1967.[8]
After all inpatient and accident and emergency services had been transferred to theQueen Elizabeth University Hospital, the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary closed in May 2015.[9] Housing providerSanctuary Group then took over the 9.5-acre site in August 2016.[2]
TheNew Victoria Hospital opened as anambulatory care facility on a site opposite the old hospital in June 2009, and it is where all outpatient services that were previously housed at the old Victoria are now located.[10]
The following are the Matrons that worked at the Victoria Infirmary
1890 – 1894 Annie Ross,[11] trained atGuy’s Hospital London.
1894 – 1910 Mary Mackinlay MacFarlane[12][13][14]
1910 – 1917 Jessie Campbell, trained in the Victoria Infirmary.[15]
1917 – 1936 Janet Sloan Rodger, RRC,[16] also of theRoyal College of Nursing Scotland Board.[17]
1936 – 1944 Isabella Stewart, trained inAberdeen Royal Infirmary, sister tutor, pioneer in developing a formal course of instruction for student nurses.[18] She published Dietetics for nurses in 1928.[19]
1945 – 1955Barbara Quaile, OBE, trained inEdinburgh Royal Infirmary, returned there to take up post of Lady Superintendent of nurses.[20]
1955 – 1965 Janet Locke, OBE,[21] trained in the Victoria Infirmary.[22]
1965 – 1968 Ishbel Cameron, trained in the Victoria Infirmary,[23] elected member of theRoyal College of Nursing Council Scottish Section.[24]
1968 – 1982 Florence Mitchell, trained in the Victoria Infirmary.[25]
Nursing Director
1982 – 1984 Anne Jarvie, trained in theGlasgow Royal Infirmary. She went on to become the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at theScottish Home and Health Department.[26]
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