Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley)

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The Royal Alexandra Hospital was first opened in 1986 at a cost of £57 million. At the time the hospital opened, it had 2,500 staff and around 700 beds. The plaque inside the building states the hospital was officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra on 3rd May 1988, but the actual formalities took place on 31st May 1988. The date was chosen to coincide with the exact month 88 years earlier when the old Royal Alexandra Infirmary, which the RAH replaced, was opened. The hospital was built on the original site of the Riccartsbar Mental Hospital. The old Riccartsbar Farm was demolished to make way for today's RAH
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Coordinates:   55°50'6"N   4°26'8"W
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