| Leverndale Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| Location: | Crookston |
| Region: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Healthcare: | NHS Scotland |
| Type: | Psychiatric hospital |
| Speciality: | Psychiatry |
| Emergency: | No |
| Affiliation: | University of Glasgow Medical School |
| Founded: | 1895 |
| Map Type: | Scotland Glasgow |
| Coordinates: | 55.8339°N -4.3693°W |
Leverndale Hospital is a mental health facility at Crookston, Glasgow, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The, which has been taken out of use, is Category A listed.
The hospital, which was designed by Malcolm Stark in the Renaissance Revival style, opened as the Govan District Asylum in September 1895.[1] [2] Two single‑storey pavilions were added in 1908.[1] In 1914, the nearby 17th century Hawkhead House mansion was annexed to become part of the hospital facility, which became known as Hawkhead Asylum[3] (not to be confused with Hawkhead Hospital for infectious diseases a short distance to the west within the boundaries of Paisley, which was constructed in the 1930s).[4]
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as Hawkhead Mental Hospital;[5] Hawkhead House was demolished in the 1950s.[3] The facility's name was changed to Leverndale Hospital in 1964,[6] and new units for psycho‑geriatric patients were added in the mid-1970s.[1] [2]
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and some of the substantial older buildings, including the Kelburne Unit and, were taken out of use in the late 20th century[7] and then converted into apartments between 2003 and 2006.[8] Modern medical facilities built on the site to replace the older buildings include a new acute admissions unit completed in summer 2013.[9]