It had been built and served as the town house of the Riverina pastoralist Henry Ricketson and his family.

It was the largest of the three Victorian repatriation hospitals the federal government operated during World War I.

[6] A committee led by Mrs. Morris, wife of the Mayor of Caulfield, raised funds for the hospital in 1925.

[9] The original mansion was demolished in 1965, and the Victorian government purchased the last parts of the site from the federal Repatriation Department.

In particular, the hospital provides aged care services, rehabilitation centres for patients affected by brain injuries, care for amputees, and general mental health services, with a specialised aged mental health department.