{"id":736,"date":"2023-01-27T21:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/1-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:35:48","slug":"royal-infirmary-of-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/royal-infirmary-of-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh<br>51 Little France Crescent<br>Old Dalkeith Road<br>Edinburgh<br>EH16 4SA<br>Telephone: 0131 536 1000<br>Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you&#8217;re looking to contact.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-google-maps-container736_5632cb-a5{height:450px;margin-bottom:30px;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-google-maps-container kb-google-maps-container736_5632cb-a5  wp-block-kadence-googlemaps\" data-mapid=\"736_5632cba5\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:0\" loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyBAM2o7PiQqwk15LC1XRH2e_KJ-jUa7KYk&#038;zoom=16&#038;maptype=roadmap&#038;q=royal+infirmary+of+edinburgh\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Google map of royal infirmary of edinburgh\"><\/iframe><\/div><script>function kb_google_map736_5632cba5() { let center = { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781}; let map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"kb-google-map736_5632cba5\"), {\n\t\t\t\t\t    zoom: 16,\n\t\t\t\t\t    center: center,});let marker = new google.maps.Marker({   position: { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781},    map: map,  });}<\/script>\n\n\n<p>The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital located on the Edinburgh BioQuarter.&nbsp;With a 24-hour accident and emergency department, it provides a full range of acute medical and surgical services for patients from across Lothian and specialist services for people from across the south east of Scotland and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Please check the visiting times with the individual wards. You can do this by calling the ward through the hospital switchboard on 0131 536 1000.<br>Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you&#8217;re looking to contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/goingtohospital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/RIESiteMap.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RIE Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/goingtohospital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/EBQ-Site-Plan.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RIE&nbsp;Car parking&nbsp;Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/goingtohospital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/RIE-car-parking-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signage changes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/goingtohospital\/travel\/\">Car Parking Charges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal Infirmary provides a range of expert medical and surgical services, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/Emergencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accident and Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acute Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/radiology\/department-of-clinical-neurosciences-dcn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gastroenterology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laboratories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maternity, Gynaecology and Neonatal Units<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medicine of the Elderly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthopaedic Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renal (kidney) Medicine and Dialysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/respiratory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Respiratory Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/sleepmedicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sleep Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stroke Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transplant Surgery (kidney and liver transplant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/vascular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vascular Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a list of some of the services provided at Lothian hospitals, look at our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/#a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A to Z of Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh51 Little France CrescentOld Dalkeith RoadEdinburghEH16 4SATelephone: 0131 536 1000Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you&rsquo;re looking to contact. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital located on the Edinburgh BioQuarter.&nbsp;With a 24-hour accident and emergency department, it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-736","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"st3vi3b0y","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/goingtohospital\/blog\/author\/st3vi3b0y\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh51 Little France CrescentOld Dalkeith RoadEdinburghEH16 4SATelephone: 0131 536 1000Please Note: This is a central NHS Lothian Switchboard. Please be prepared to specify which site you&rsquo;re looking to contact. 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