Brecon War Memorial Hospital
Brecon War Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Rhyfel Brycheiniog) is a health facility in Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
Brecon War Memorial Hospital | |
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Powys Teaching Health Board | |
Shown in Powys | |
Geography | |
Location | Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, Wales |
Coordinates | 51.9488°N 3.3844°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Wales |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The facility was commissioned to replace the old Brecon Infirmary which was located on the north side of the Watton.[1] It commemorated local soldiers who had died in the First World War[2] and was officially opened as the Breconshire War Memorial Hospital by Lord Glanusk in January 1928.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] The Powys stroke rehabilitation unit moved to the hospital in February 2014.[4]
References
- Morrison, Mal (2020). A-Z of Brecon: Places-People-History. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445692777.
- "Breconshire War Memorial Hospital". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Brecon War Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Powys stroke rehabilitation unit moves to Brecon hospital". BBC. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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