Dewi Sant Hospital Explained

Dewi Sant Hospital
Org/Group:Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Map Type:Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf
Location:Pontypridd
Region:Rhondda Cynon Taf
State:Wales
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.5981°N -3.3438°W
Healthcare:Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948
Funding:Public
Type:General
Emergency:No
Affiliation:Cardiff University
Network:Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Founded:1865

Dewi Sant Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Dewi Sant) is a small hospital on Albert Road, in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Pontypridd Union Workhouse which was completed in 1865.[1] An infirmary and isolation hospital were built on the site in the late 19th century.[1] The tunnel mouth of Pontypridd Graig railway station, which emerges into in the hospital car park, was last used in 1930.[2] [3]

The complex joined the National Health Service as Graig Hospital in 1948.[1] After the war it became a geriatric hospital[4] before being completely re-built as Dewi Sant Hospital in the 1960s.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ponypridd. Workhouses. 8 February 2019.
  2. Web site: The Graig Tunnel. 8 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Pontypridd Graig railway station. Subbrit. 8 February 2019.
  4. Web site: The grim history of the workhouse. Wales online. 6 November 2008. 8 February 2019.