Ysbyty Eryri Explained

Ysbyty Eryri
Org/Group:Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Map Type:Wales Gwynedd
Location:Lôn Parc, Caernarfon
Region:Gwynedd
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.13°N -4.2628°W
Healthcare:NHS Wales
Type:Community
Founded:1846

cy|'''Ysbyty Eryri'''|Snowdonia Hospital|italic=no is a health facility in Lôn Parc, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The facility has its origins in the Caernarfon Union Workhouse which opened in 1846.[1] An infirmary was established in the north-east part of the site in 1914.[1] It became the Caernarfon Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service as Eryri Hospital in 1948.[1] Services were transferred from the Caernarfon Eye and Cottage Hospital when it closed in 1981.[2] X-ray services were reduced by two-thirds in 2013.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caernarfon. Workhouses. 22 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Caernarfon Cottage Hospital, Caernarfon. National Archives. 22 March 2020.
  3. Web site: X-ray services saved at Ysbyty Eryri. 24 January 2013. Daily Post. 22 March 2020.