Mold Community Hospital Explained

Mold Community Hospital
Org/Group:	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Map Type:	Wales Flintshire
Location:	Mold, Flintshire
State:	Wales
Country:	UK
Coordinates:	53.1698°N -3.1481°W
Healthcare:	NHS
Type:	Community Hospital
Beds:	40
Founded:	1877

Mold Community Hospital (cy|Ysbyty Cymuned yr Wyddgrug) is a community hospital in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The hospital has its origins in the old Mold Cottage Hospital in 1877.^[1] The current modern facility, which was built just to the west of the old hospital, opened in 1985.^[2] The architects of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority won the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales of 1986 for their work on the new Mold Community Hospital.^[3] Two wards in the new hospital were refurbished in 2017.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mold Hospital, Mold. National Archives. 28 February 2019.
2. Web site: End of an era for Mold community hospital workers. Deeside.com. 28 February 2019.
3. Web site: Gold Medal for Architecture. National Eisteddfod of Wales. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124111413/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/gold-medal-architecture-winners. 24 January 2021. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Ward upgrade work to begin at Mold Community Hospital this month. Deeside.com. 13 October 2017. 28 February 2019.