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Hospital

Ravenscraig Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Greenock Parochial Asylum 1878-1930; Smithston Hospital 1930-1939; HMS Niobe c. 1941
Address
Inverkip Road, Greenock, PA16 9HA
Previous Locations
Captain Street
Current Trust
Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Primary Care NHS Trust (since 1999)
Previous Trusts
Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Foundation Year
1878
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Greenock and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Scotland
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Scotland
District Authority (1974-1982)
Inverclyde
District Authority (Post-1982)
Inverclyde
Pre-1974 County
Renfrew
Post-1974 County
Renfrew
Post-1996 County
Renfrewshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
1915-1919 part of hospital handed over to military authorities. 1939 taken over by the Admirality, 1943 taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed HMS Niobe
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental, Military, Other
Pre-1948 information
Other: wounded soldiers
Post-1948
Geriatric, Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • NHS Greater Glasgow Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1860 - 1994
    General
    1930 - 1961
    Admission
    1860 - 1994
    Clinical
    1850 - 1967

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)