| Victoria Integrated Care Centre | |
| Org/Group: | NHS Highland |
| Location: | Helensburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Coordinates: | 56.0028°N -4.7152°W |
| Healthcare: | NHS |
| Type: | Integrated Care Centre |
| Founded: | 1876 |
| Map Type: | Scotland Argyll and Bute |
The Victoria Integrated Care Centre is a health facility in Helensburgh, Scotland.[1] It is managed by NHS Highland.[1]
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]
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.