Blaenavon Hospital Explained

Blaenavon Hospital
Map Type:Wales Torfaen
Location:Blaenavon
Region:Torfaen County Borough
State:Wales
Country:UK
Coordinates:51.7747°N -3.0908°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Community
Beds:9
Founded:1924
Closed:2014

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

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.

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.[1] The beds in the new hospital were closed to in-patients in October 2010[2] and, after primary care services were transferred to the new Blaenavon Resource Centre on Middle Coed Cae Road, it closed completely in autumn 2014.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sad day for Blaenavon as hospital closes its beds. 28 November 2010. Free Press. 3 February 2019.
  2. News: Anger at Blaenavon hospital bed loss. 26 December 2014. South Wales Argus. 6 October 2010.
  3. Web site: Work begins on Blaenavon medical centre. 25 October 2013. Building Better Healthcare. 3 February 2019.