The Victoria infirmary was a teaching hospital situated at Langside/Battlefield in the south-east of Glasgow from 1880 until 2015. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
| 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″N 4°16′03″W / 55.82742°N 4.26746°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Glasgow |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 370 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | Victoria Infirmary |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editA 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 by Harry 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 the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary closed in May 2015.[9] Housing provider Sanctuary Group then took over the 9.5-acre site in August 2016.[2]
New Victoria Hospital
editThe New Victoria Hospital opened as an ambulatory 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]
Notable nursing staff
editThe following are the Matrons that worked at the Victoria Infirmary
1890 – 1894 Annie Ross,[11] trained at Guy’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 the Royal College of Nursing Scotland Board.[17]
1936 – 1944 Isabella Stewart, trained in Aberdeen 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 – 1955 Barbara Quaile, OBE, trained in Edinburgh 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 the Royal 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 the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. She went on to become the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at the Scottish Home and Health Department.[26]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Victoria Infirmary". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Stewart, Catriona (16 August 2016). "Victoria Infirmary: Final look inside the haunting halls of Glasgow's most imposing building". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ NHSGGC. "Celebrating a proud history. The Victoria Infirmary 1890 – 2015" (PDF).
- ^ NHSGGC. Celebrating a proud history. The Victoria Infirmary 1890 – 2015.
- ^ "Healing the sick. New wing for Victoria Infirmary. Cost of upkeep". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Victoria Infirmary. Two important extensions". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ ""Ever-growing service." Demands on Victoria Infirmary. Glasgow institution's expenditure". The Glasgow Herald. 13 February 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Opening of theatre block at Victoria Infirmary. Efficiency increased by modernisation". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "End of an Era for 125 Year Old Hospital". Evening Times. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "First patients impressed by the £100m New Victoria hospital". The Herald. Glasgow. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ NHSGGC. Celebrating a proud history. The Victoria Infirmary 1890 – 2015.
- ^ "Nursing Notes". Nursing Times. 6 (280): 742. 1910.
- ^ "Appointments". The Nursing Record. 45 (1178): 356. 1910.
- ^ "Nursing Notes". Nursing Notes. 19 (935). 1923.
- ^ "Appointments". Nursing Times. 6 (280): 756. 1910.
- ^ Smith, E. Nursing at the Victoria (chapter 9) in The Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow, 1890-1990: a centenary history / edited by S D Slater & D A Dow. Glasgow: Victoria Infirmary Committee.
- ^ "Nursing Notes". Nursing Times. 23 (1121). 1926.
- ^ Smith, E. Nursing at the Victoria (chapter 9) in The Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow, 1890-1990: a centenary history / edited by S D Slater & D A Dow. Glasgow: Victoria Infirmary Committee.
- ^ Stewart, Isabella (1928). Dietetics for Nurses.
- ^ "Obituary: Barbara Quaile". The Independent. 19 March 1999. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Nurses in the Birthday Honours". Nursing Times: 823. 1965.
- ^ Smith, E. Nursing at the Victoria (chapter 9) in The Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow, 1890-1990: a centenary history / edited by S D Slater & D A Dow. Glasgow: Victoria Infirmary Committee.
- ^ "News of the Week". Nursing Times: 1094. 1962.
- ^ "Rcn Council Election Results". Nursing Times. 63 (30): 1012. 1967.
- ^ Smith, E. Nursing at the Victoria (chapter 9) in The Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow, 1890-1990: a centenary history / edited by S D Slater & D A Dow. Glasgow: Victoria Infirmary Committee.
- ^ "People". Nursing Times. 78 (40): 1654. 1982.