It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the outpatient health care services previously provided by Glasgow Victoria Infirmary, was built on a site previously occupied by Queen's Park Public School.

The construction work, which was carried out by Balfour Beatty at a cost of £100 million, began in December 2006 and was completed in early April 2009.

[2] There are eight operating theatres and 12 short-stay surgical beds.

[4] Features were incorporated to reduce the impact of traffic noise from the surrounding area.