1 9 6 2 ▁an ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁that ▁a ▁modern ▁district ▁general ▁hospital ▁would ▁be ▁provided ▁at ▁Ra ig more . ▁The ▁new ▁facilities ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁J . ▁G le ave ▁& ▁Part ners ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁phase , ▁which ▁included ▁radi ology ▁and ▁radi other apy , ▁labor atory , ▁out - pat ient ▁services ▁and ▁medical ▁depart ments , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁A ▁second ▁phase , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁main ▁tower ▁block ▁with ▁operating ▁the at res , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁progress ively ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁previously ▁performed ▁by ▁older ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁In ver ness ▁including ▁C uld uth el ▁Hospital ▁( closed ▁ 1 9 8 9 ), ▁Hil ton ▁Hospital ▁( closed ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Northern ▁Inf irm ary ▁( since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁newer ▁Community ▁hospital ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁High lands ▁and ▁Islands ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁a ▁new ▁emer gency ▁department ▁was ▁constructed . ▁In ▁the ▁General ▁Medical ▁Council ' s ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁National ▁Tra ine e ▁Survey ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁r ated ▁highly ▁by ▁tra ine e ▁do ctors ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁Wy vis ▁Su ite ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁following ▁a ▁£ 6 0