[1][2] The Repat was one of a number of Repatriation General Hospitals set up by the Commonwealth Government around the time of World War II to cater for returned serviceman.

[citation needed] Construction was agreed by the South Australian Government in June 1940, with the intention of making it a repatriation hospital after the war.

Cudmore House, a large bungalow and estate fronting onto Daws Road was commandeered under wartime regulations.

The site underwent major reconstruction and modernisation to eventually reopen as the Repat Health Precinct.

[9] A timeline of major events in the hospital's history follows:[10] As of January 2023[update], the Repat Health Precinct includes a hospital ward known as the Bangka Strait Ward, as well as various other specialist units, such as the Specialised Advanced Dementia Unit.