Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital Explained

Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital
Org/Group:Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Map Type:Wales Gwynedd
Location:Blaenau Ffestiniog
Region:Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.9916°N -3.935°W
Healthcare:NHS Wales
Type:Community
Founded:1927
Closed:2013

Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Ffestiniog) was a hospital in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Closed in 2013, it was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The building re-opened as Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog health centre in 2017.

History

The facility, which was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, was officially opened by Colonel David Davies MP as the Festiniog and District Heroes Memorial Hospital in 1927.[1] It was intended to commemorate local soldiers who had died in the First World War.[2] After joining the National Health Service in 1948, it developed as a community hospital but, after inpatient services transferred to Ysbyty Alltwen in Tremadog, it closed to inpatients in March 2013.[3] [4] It then re-opened as the Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog (meaning: Ffestiniog Memorial Centre) health centre in November 2017.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening Ceremony - the Festiniog & District Heroes Memorial Hospital. British Film Institute. 21 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital. Imperial war Museum. 21 March 2020.
  3. Web site: No beds plan for Blaenau Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital. 14 February 2012. Wales Online. 21 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Blaenau Memorial Hospital closes its doors. 28 March 2013. Daily Post. 21 March 2020.
  5. Web site: New £3.9m health centre opens its doors. 17 November 2017. Daily Post. 21 March 2020.