Ferryfield House
Ferryfield House is a community hospital in Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Leith Public Hospital which was designed by James Simpson and opened in 1896. The facility was subsequently renamed the Northern General Hospital.A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Northern General Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 1993, the first hospital project in Scotland to use this form of procurement. The site had previously been part of City Park, the first home of Livingston F.C. The new hospital was built by James Walker Limited at a cost of £2 million and opened in October 1996.