What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: On 6th August, 1729, the first voluntary hospital in Scotland was opened in a little house on this site, opposite the head of Robinson's Close. While still in that house in 1736, it became the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The first voluntary hospital in Scotland was established here on August 6, 1729, later becoming the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1736, marking a significant advancement in healthcare provision.
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