Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital Explained

Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital
Org/Group:Powys Teaching Health Board
Map Type:Wales Powys
Location:Eastgate Street, Llanidloes
Region:Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.4526°N -3.5396°W
Healthcare:NHS Wales
Type:Community
Founded:1920

Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Rhyfel Llanidloes) is a health facility in Eastgate Street, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.

History

The facility was commissioned to commemorate the lives of the local service personnel who had died in the First World War and opened as the Llanidloes and District War Memorial Hospital in 1920.[1] During the 1930s funds were raised for the hospital through the annual Rose Queen Carnival in the town.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2]

In 2006, the local health board announced that it was planning to make cuts which would result in the downgrading or closure of hospital: the Save Llanidloes Hospital Action Group was formed in response.[3] It has since remained open.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Llanidloes and District War Memorial Hospital. 1934. Gwynedd Council Archives. 24 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Good times in Llani: Carnival and the Fancy Dress from Llanidloes past. Pencambria. Gay. Robers. 2016. 24 March 2020.
  3. Web site: My protest – Llanidloes Hospital. Pat. Swallow. BBC.co.uk. 10 October 2006. 21 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111173810/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/healthandfitness/pages/patswallow.shtml. 11 November 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Transforming care in the community. WalesOnline. 27 March 2013. 27 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227124745/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/transforming-care-in-the-community-2044005. 27 December 2022. dmy-all.