Blaenavon Hospital
Blaenavon Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Blaenafon) was a small community hospital located in Blaenavon, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Blaenavon Hospital | |
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
Shown in Torfaen | |
Geography | |
Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51.7747°N 3.0908°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Community |
Services | |
Beds | 9 |
History | |
Opened | 1924 |
Closed | 2014 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
In 1924, Ty Mawr, a house on the eastern side of Church Road, originally built for Sam Hopkins, ironmaster of Blaenavon Ironworks, was converted into a hospital.[1]
A new purpose-built hospital was built on the western side of Church Road in 1985 and Ty Mawr became a nursing home known as The Beaches.[2] The beds in the new hospital were closed to in-patients in October 2010[3] and, after primary care services were transferred to the new Blaenavon Resource Centre on Middle Coed Cae Road, it closed completely in autumn 2014.[4]
References
- "Beeches' Nursing Home (Ty Mawr), Blaenavon (306222)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Sad day for Blaenavon as hospital closes its beds". Free Press. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Anger at Blaenavon hospital bed loss". South Wales Argus. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- "Work begins on Blaenavon medical centre". Building Better Healthcare. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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