St Woolos Hospital Explained

St Woolos Hospital
Location:Newport
State:Wales
Country:UK
Coordinates:51.5819°N -3.0028°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Rehabilitation
Emergency:No
Founded:1837 (workhouse infirmary)
Map Type:Wales Newport

Saint Woolos Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Gwynllyw) is located in the Stow Hill area of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

History

The site for the hospital was donated by Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet.[1] The hospital was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and was opened as the Newport Union Workhouse and Infirmary in 1837.[1] A new infirmary building was completed in 1869.[1] The workhouse itself was rebuilt in 1903.[1] In 1915 it was agreed that it be converted into a Military Hospital for wounded soldiers, and it came under the control of the 3rd Western General Military Hospital in Cardiff.[2] It joined the National Health Service as St Woolos Hospital, named after Saint Gwynllyw, patron saint of Newport Cathedral, in 1948.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newport. Workhouses. 4 February 2019.
  2. Book: Jones, Robin. History of the Red Cross in Monmouthshire 1910-1918. 1988. British Red Cross Society. 40.