Blaenavon Hospital

Blaenavon Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Blaenafon) was a small community hospital located in Blaenavon, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Blaenavon Hospital
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenavon Hospital
Shown in Torfaen
Geography
LocationBlaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.7747°N 3.0908°W / 51.7747; -3.0908
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity
Services
Beds9
History
Opened1924
Closed2014
Links
Websitewww.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/home
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

In 1924, Ty Mawr, a house on the eastern side of Church Road, originally built for Sam Hopkins, ironmaster of Blaenavon Ironworks, was converted into a hospital.[1]

A new purpose-built hospital was built on the western side of Church Road in 1985 and Ty Mawr became a nursing home known as The Beaches.[2] The beds in the new hospital were closed to in-patients in October 2010[3] and, after primary care services were transferred to the new Blaenavon Resource Centre on Middle Coed Cae Road, it closed completely in autumn 2014.[4]

References
  1. "Beeches' Nursing Home (Ty Mawr), Blaenavon". Coflein. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. "Sad day for Blaenavon as hospital closes its beds". Free Press. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. "Anger at Blaenavon hospital bed loss". South Wales Argus. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Work begins on Blaenavon medical centre". Building Better Healthcare. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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