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The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is the main hospital in Paisley serving a large catchment area stretching all the way to
The hospital has its origins in a general dispensary in central Paisley which opened in 1786 and became a house of recovery in 1805. A new facility financed by William Barbour and designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie was completed at Calside in July 1896.
In the early 1980s it was decided to create a modern hospital on the site of the old
Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports
{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1986 NHS Scotland hospitals NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Hospitals in Renfrewshire Organisations based in Scotland with royal patronage Buildings and structures in Paisley, Renfrewshire 1988 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1988 Category B listed buildings in Renfrewshire
Oban
Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...
and Argyll
Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...
. The hospital is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is an NHS board in West Central Scotland, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on 1 April 2006.
It is the largest health board in both Scotland, and the UK, which c ...
.
History
The hospital has its origins in a general dispensary in central Paisley which opened in 1786 and became a house of recovery in 1805. A new facility financed by William Barbour and designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie was completed at Calside in July 1896.
In the early 1980s it was decided to create a modern hospital on the site of the old Riccartsbar Hospital
Riccartsbar Hospital was a mental health facility in Paisley, Renfrewshire
Paisley ( ; sco, Paisley, gd, Pàislig ) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders ...
in Craw Road and the new facility was officially opened by Princess Alexandra in May 1988.
The hospital received patients from the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack
The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane canisters was driven at the glass doors of the Glasgow Airport terminal and set ablaz ...
, including one of the suspects who was taken to the hospital under arrest with severe burns. Parts of the hospital were later evacuated when a suspect device, originally believed to be a suicide belt, was discovered on the suspect. On the afternoon of 1 July a controlled explosion
A controlled explosion is a method for detonating or disabling a suspected explosive device.
Methods which are used to set off a controlled explosion include clearing the area and using a bomb disposal robot to attach a shaped charge to the susp ...
of a car was carried out in the car park of the hospital.
The children's ward at the hospital closed in February 2018.
Services
The hospital has 760 staffed beds. It contains the only consultant-led maternity unit for the upper Clyde area, after the maternity wards atInverclyde Royal Hospital
Inverclyde Royal Hospital is a district general hospital in Greenock which serves a population area of 125,000 consisting of Inverclyde (including Greenock), Largs, Isle of Bute and Cowal Peninsula. Inverclyde Royal Hospital is one of three ma ...
and Vale of Leven Hospital
Vale of Leven District General Hospital or simply the Vale of Leven Hospital is a district general hospital in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
History
The hospital has its origins in ...
became midwife-led in 2003.
See also
*List of listed buildings in Paisley, Renfrewshire
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland
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References
External links
*Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports
{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1986 NHS Scotland hospitals NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Hospitals in Renfrewshire Organisations based in Scotland with royal patronage Buildings and structures in Paisley, Renfrewshire 1988 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1988 Category B listed buildings in Renfrewshire