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Ravenscraig Hospital

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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. The original building closed in December 2005 and the remainder of the facilities closed in 2014.
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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.
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in September 1876. The facility was opened as the Smithston Asylum in March 1879. It served as a military hospital for wounded soldiers in the
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and as a naval hospital for Canadian sailors during the
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Ravenscraig Hospital is located in Inverclyde
Greenock
Coordinates
55°56′18″N 4°47′58″W / 55.9384°N 4.7995°W / 55.9384; -4.7995
Care system
NHS Scotland
Type
Emergency department
Hospitals in Scotland
Greenock
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Earl of Mar and Kellie
First World war
Second World War
National Health Service
List of listed buildings in Inverkip, Inverclyde
"History of Ravenscraig Hospital"




"Records of Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Scotland"
"NHS bosses built Ravenscraig Hospital on toxic land riddled with dangerous contaminants and operated it for decades"
"Ravenscraig special: Toxic chemical contamination at the site of a former hospital is more than 800 per cent above acceptable levels"
Categories
Hospitals in Inverclyde
1879 establishments in Scotland
Hospitals established in 1879

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