Gorseinon Hospital

Gorseinon Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Gorseinon) is a rehabilitation hospital in Gorseinon, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.

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Swansea Bay University Health Board
Main entrance to Gorseinon Hospital
Shown in Swansea
Geography
LocationGorseinon, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.6722°N 4.0480°W / 51.6722; -4.0480
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo
SpecialityRehabilitation
History
Opened1936

History

The hospital was established by William Rufus Lewis, proprietor of the local woolen mill firm of William Lewis & Sons,[1] in 1936.[2] It joined the National Health Service as a general hospital in 1948 but subsequently developed a large maternity department and became the Gorseinon General and Maternity Hospital.[3] It specialised as a rehabilitation hospital in the early 1990s and then developed a treatment centre to help patients suffering from Parkinson's disease in 2004.[4]

References
  1. Davies, D. Tom. "The Industrial Revolution in Tir Y Brenin (Gorseinon)". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "William Rufus Lewis, Gorseinon Hospital, Wales". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Gorseinon Hospital, Swansea". National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Parkinson's Treatment Centre, Gorseinon Hospital". Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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