A Royal Naval Hospital (RNH) was a hospital operated by the British Royal Navy. No Royal Naval Hospitals survive as such, although some have become civilian hospitals and one remains as a tri-service military hospital.
Royal Naval Hospitals included:
- Royal Naval Hospital Devonport, in Plymouth known as RNH Stonehouse
- Royal Naval Hospital Gibraltar was replaced by PRMC Gibraltar (Princess Royal Medical Center Gibraltar) there was a gate closing ceremony held on the day of closing in 2007 and the hospital gates themselves were closed on the last working day by Leading Medical Assistant KIRSTY TAYLOR, as she was the youngest serving member of hospital staff at that time.
- Royal Naval Hospital Gillingham, in Medway, Kent now Medway Maritime Hospital (NHS)
- Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, in London
- Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, near Portsmouth, changed to Royal Hospital Haslar, closed 2009.
- Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, now Ruttonjee Hospital
- Royal Naval Hospital, Portland, Dorset.
- Royal Naval Hospital, Mauritius
- Royal Naval Hospital, Bermuda.
- Royal Naval Hospital, Trincomalee, Ceylon.
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