Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Explained

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Map Type:	Wales Caerphilly
Coordinates:	51.6337°N -3.2334°W
Location:	Ystrad Mynach
Region:	Caerphilly County Borough
State:	Wales
Country:	UK
Healthcare:	NHS
Type:	General Hospital
Emergency:	Minor Injuries Unit
Beds:	269
Founded:	2012

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (English: Large Vale Hospital) is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

History

The hospital was commissioned to replace Aberbargoed Hospital, Caerphilly District Miners Hospital, Oakdale Hospital and Ystrad Mynach Hospital.^[1] It was officially opened by Lesley Griffiths AM in March 2012.^[2]

Services

The hospital has 269 beds in single ensuite bedrooms for medical surgical and palliative patients and also has a minor injuries unit.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: New hospital for Caerphilly. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926213559/http://www.clinicalfuturesgwent.wales.nhs.uk/cp_new_hospital.aspx. dead. 26 September 2007. Clinical Futures. 11 February 2019.
2. Web site: Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr wardless hospital hailed as future on official opening. 13 March 2012. BBC. 11 February 2019.
3. Web site: Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. 11 February 2019.