Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill
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The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Yorkhill, Glasgow () is a hospital dedicated to caring for sick children. It is commonly referred to as Yorkhill.
The hospital was completed in 1882 and opened on 20 December as the Hospital for Sick Children. It took almost 22 years to come to fruition due to a dispute with the University of Glasgow regarding a suitable site.
When opened, the hospital had 58 beds. On 8 January 1883, the hospital admitted its first patient, a 5-year-old boy with curvature of the spine.
A further 16 beds were added in 1887 when Thomas Carlyle opened a house next door.
The hospital was given Royal patronage in 1889 when the word was added to its title.
