Victoria Integrated Care Centre, Helensburgh

The Victoria Integrated Care Centre is a health facility in Helensburgh, Scotland.[1] It is managed by NHS Highland.[1]

Victoria Integrated Care Centre
NHS Highland
The Victoria Infirmary Building
Shown in Argyll and Bute
Geography
LocationHelensburgh, Scotland
Coordinates56.0028°N 4.7152°W / 56.0028; -4.7152
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeIntegrated Care Centre
History
Opened1876
Links
Websitewebsite
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The facility has its origins in the Helensburgh Hospital which was financed by a legacy from Anne Alexander and which opened as a hospital for both infectious and non-infectious diseases in 1876.[2][3] A new hospital, designed by William Leiper and intended to deal purely with non-infectious cases, opened on a near-by site in September 1895.[2] It became the Victoria Infirmary to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and an extension providing new physiotherapy, X-ray and out-patient facilities opened in 1951.[2]

The Jeanie Deans Unit, which was built to the south of the infirmary building, received a visit by the Princess Royal in 1998.[3][4] It was redeveloped as a modern integrated care centre in 2009.[5][6]

Services

The site comprises the Victoria Infirmary Building, the Jeanie Deans Centre, the Community Base and the Out-Patient Department.[7] The Victoria Infirmary Building is now little used.[8] The Jeanie Deans Centre now provides a base for outreach Mental Health Services including consultants/CPNs and clinical psychology. In addition, there are out-patient facilities for Chiropody. The former nurses' home has been converted into a base for community staff working within the area including nurse, community paediatric and administrative staff. The Out-Patient Department provides facilities for a number of visiting consultants together with X-ray, physiotherapy and dental departments.[1]

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References
  1. "Victoria Integrated Care Centre". NHS Highland. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "Records of Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh, Scotland". Archives Hub. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Helensburgh Infectious Diseases Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. "Helensburgh Heritage Trust". Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. "What next for Jeanie Deans?". Helensburgh Advertiser. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. "Helensburgh Jeanie Deans Unit - Adaptation & upgrade" (PDF). Argyll & Bute CHP Committee. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. "Health Services". Helensburgh Info: Community Info. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  8. "Infirmary now little used". Helensburgh Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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