Clydach War Memorial Hospital
Clydach War Memorial Hospital | |
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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Clydach, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°41′41″N 3°54′05″W / 51.6947°N 3.9013°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Wales |
Type | Community hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1925 |
Closed | 2015 |
Clydach War Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Clydach) was a community hospital in Clydach, Swansea, Wales. It was managed by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
History
[edit]The hospital was founded by public subscription in 1925, on land given under covenant by the owner of the local tinplate works, W.J. "Percy" Player. A prototype community cottage hospital specialising in front-line mining injuries from the many private mines in the Swansea Valley, it joined the National Health Service in 1948, but was soon overshadowed by the much larger Morriston Hospital.[1] It was re-opened following a £1 million refurbishment in March 2003 and continued to provide community based, clinic services until it closed in 2015.[2] The main building was converted into apartments for ex-servicemen and women in 2017.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Swansea Local Development Plan". Swansea Council. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Gwalia and Alabaré working together to support ex-servicemen and women". 24 Housing. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Clydach War Memorial Hospital Given Fitting New Lease Of Life". Alabare. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.