NHS Louisa Jordan ready for patients

Construction has been completed on NHS Louisa Jordan, a new temporary hospital built in response to coronavirus.

The new £43m facility, based at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, is expected to provide up to 1,036 additional beds following concerns over coronavirus causing huge potential strains on the health service.

The temporary hospital has been named after Sister Louisa Jordan, a First World War nurse who died on active service in Serbia in 1915.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: “I want to offer my sincere gratitude and thanks to the contractors and NHS Scotland staff who have come from across Scotland to work tirelessly to transform the SEC into the NHS Louisa Jordan. You are an inspiration to us all.

“The decision on patients being accepted at the NHS Louisa Jordan will be reviewed on a regular basis. I hope this facility will not be needed as, alongside the public’s continued efforts to stay at home, NHS Scotland has already taken steps to increase the number of NHS beds.

“The exceptional efforts of everyone involved in creating NHS Louisa Jordan during this unprecedented public health emergency will ensure this national facility will be able to treat patients from across Scotland, helping to save lives and protect our NHS.”

Construction of the hospital began on 31 March.