Comments on: The Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 09 May 2023 09:39:01 +0000

My mum worked here in the days when nurses wore old style cardboard hats and pinafores. I can still remember the smell of antiseptic on the wards. Had no idea what type of hospital this was until I was much older. Very sad for some of the patients who must have crossed their doors with horrific situations.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:33:47 +0000

I was a junior doctor in Victoria infirmary in 1994, we were placed in the Sam for 1-2 weeks to look after step down care patients. At the time they used the old theatre to film scenes for Taggart. Great memories of the place.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 22:04:28 +0000

I remember having to take my sister there she was the ‘good’ one I was 17 she was 18 she told my mum the baby had stopped growing when she was really going for an abortion never forget my mum saying she expected that of me not her I had to come home from work in a Hackney cab pick her up and after leaving her at that place make my own way home,I was so distraught leaving my sister there ,by the time I got there my dad was home and mum had told him I was then sent to follow him and I did and he went and punched my sisters dads boyfriend in the face and that was that in Glasgow 1987 but I’ll never forget

By: Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:32:39 +0000

Some 40 years ago, I was there for a whole week for a small procedure. The staff were fantastic and wonderful to the patients, even extending the stay of an elderly lady so that she could have a longer rest! The food standard was that of a first class hotel and I had a lovely time.

By: Ruby Henderson

Ruby Henderson — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:19:46 +0000

Thank you for these pictures. I owe my life to the expertise of of the doctors at the Royal Samaritan Hospital ! I was sad to see it’s decline. So good to know so many photographs still exist .

By: Marie McEnroe

Marie McEnroe — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:59:12 +0000

My mother was a patient in this hospital from 1982/83 the staff were wonderful we got to know them all as my mother was an inpatient for about a year when n she sadly passed away at the very young age of 38