Blaenavon Hospital
| Blaenavon Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
.jpg) Blaenavon Hospital | |
  Shown in Torfaen | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°46′29″N 3°05′27″W / 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 |
Blaenavon Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Blaenafon) was a small community hospital located in Blaenavon, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
