The makeshift hospital, based on the banks of the River Clyde, will open mid-April with room for 300 COVID-19 patients, but it will eventually be able to hold around 1,000. The temporary hospital will help the NHS boost its bed capacity to cope with the growing number of coronavirus cases.
5. Who is Louisa Jordan?
Designed to help the Scottish NHS cope with a possible surge in coronavirus cases, the new hospital is named after a Glaswegian nurse who lost her life while treating soldiers in Serbia during the First World War. Photo: Wattie Cheung
6. From Serbia to Scotland
Jeane Freeman said Sister Jordan "is a person who has perhaps up until now been better remembered in Serbia than in Scotland." Photo: Wattie Cheung
7. Other sites considered
Other locations across the UK have been considered for similar transformations, including the The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, where owners said the 611 acre site “stands ready” should it be needed. Photo: Wattie Cheung
8. Thanks to staff
Jill Young, the temporary hospital's chief executive, said she wanted to express her thanks to everyone at the NHS Louisa Jordan for their hard work. Photo: Wattie Cheung