The NHS Louisa Jordan will remain open for non-covid healthcare and staff training, the government has announced.
Some planned healthcare that was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic will now be carried out at the hospital to help NHS Scotland recover.
Built at the beginning of the outbreak at the Scottish Events Campus, the £43m field hospital will initially receive some orthopaedic outpatient consultations from July.
If clinically successful, with positive patient experience, it could be used to provide a wide range of postponed non-COVID planned healthcare that has been delayed.
The hospital will also be used for staff training, teaching and examinations due to the clinical facilities and the space available to maintain physical distancing.
The NHS Louisa Jordan has not been required to treat COVID-19 patients but it remains ready to accept them at a few days’ notice.
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: “As we begin to resume some paused NHS services safely, carefully and in a series of stages, this national hospital will play an important role in helping our NHS recover by providing planned healthcare for non-COVID outpatients.
“It will also ensure the sustainability of our NHS workforce as the clinical setting, alongside the ability to maintain physical distancing, will allow undergraduates and postgraduates to carry out training, teaching and examinations, and support training for the wider health and social care workforce in Scotland.
“By continuing to follow the clear public health advice, we can continue to suppress this virus in Scotland.”
Chief Nursing Officer Fiona McQueen said: “The NHS Louisa Jordan has not been required to treat COVID-19 patients as we have been able to retain capacity in NHS Scotland thanks to our continued collective effort to tackle this pandemic.
“Should it be required, all training and planned non-COVID healthcare will be stopped and the hospital will be ready to accept COVID-19 patients at a few days’ notice.”
