, ▁it ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁simply ▁as ▁the ▁S ick ▁K ids . ▁The ▁hospital ▁provides ▁emer gency ▁care ▁for ▁children ▁from ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁birth day , ▁including ▁a ▁special ist ▁Acc ident ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁facility . ▁Some ▁in ▁patient ▁special ities ▁will ▁see ▁children ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁birth day . ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Sci ennes ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁Sci ennes ▁area ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁South ▁Side . ▁It ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁N HS ▁L oth ian . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁hospital , ▁which ▁opened ▁at ▁ 7 ▁Laur ist on ▁Lane ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁dedicated ▁children ' s ▁hospital ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁M ead ows ide ▁House . ▁The ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁into ▁a ▁hospital ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁David ▁Mac g ib bon . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁ty ph oid ▁forced ▁a ▁temporary ▁removal ▁to ▁Ple w lands ▁House , ▁M orn ings ide , ▁and ▁M ead ows ide ▁House ▁was ▁subsequently ▁sold . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁Ma iden ▁Hospital ▁( est ab lished ▁by ▁Mary ▁Er sk ine ) ▁at ▁R ill bank ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁and ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁hospital ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁hand ▁to