Old Isisford District Hospital
Starting in 1948 and continuing into the 1950s, extensions were made to Isisford Hospital including: a kitchen, operating theatre and an extension to one of the 1892 buildings. Blackall Hospitals Board was advised by the Department of Health and Home Affairs that its plan for remodelling the Isisford Hospital had been approved; there was also approval for installation of an X-ray plant at Isisford.
Ashford Hospital
The hospital has its origins in the Staines Poor Law Union Infirmary which opened in the mid-19th century. It became the Staines Emergency Hospital in September 1939, Staines County Hospital in December 1941 and Ashford County Hospital in June 1945. It joined the National Health Service as Ashford Hospital in 1948. A new nurses' home was completed in December 1956 and new out-patients and accident and emergency departments were added in 1966. A new maternity unit followed in 1968.