Ravenscraig Hospital

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Ravenscraig Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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Ravenscraig Hospital
Ravenscraig Hospital
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Geography
LocationInverkip Road, Greenock, Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′18″N4°47′58″W / 55.9384°N 4.7995°W / 55.9384; -4.7995 Coordinates: 55°56′18″N4°47′58″W / 55.9384°N 4.7995°W / 55.9384; -4.7995
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Mental health
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened1879
Closed2014
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Ravenscraig Hospital was a mental health facility in Inverkip Road, Greenock, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

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History

The foundation stone for the facility was laid by Earl of Mar and Kellie in September 1876. [1] The facility was opened as the Smithston Asylum in March 1879. [2] It served as a military hospital for wounded soldiers in the First World war and as a naval hospital for Canadian sailors during the Second World War. [2] It joined the National Health Service as Ravenscraig Hospital in 1948 and two new 120-bedded units known as Corlic and Dunrod were built to the north of the main building in the 1960s. [2] The original building closed in December 2005 [2] and the remainder of the facilities closed in 2014. [3]

The site was subsequently sold to a residential developer for a nominal sum; however in March 2019 toxic chemical contamination was found on the site giving rise to concerns about the development. [4]

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References

  1. "History of Ravenscraig Hospital". Greenock Telegraph. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Records of Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Scotland". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "NHS bosses built Ravenscraig Hospital on toxic land riddled with dangerous contaminants and operated it for decades". Greenock Telegraph. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Ravenscraig special: Toxic chemical contamination at the site of a former hospital is more than 800 per cent above acceptable levels". Greenock Telegraph. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.