Machynlleth Community Hospital
Machynlleth Community Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymuned Bro Ddyfi) is a health facility in Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
| Machynlleth Community Hospital | |
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| Powys Teaching Health Board | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.5916°N 3.8457°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The facility has its origins in the Machynlleth Union Workhouse which opened in 1860.[1] After serving as a Red Cross Hospital during the First World War,[2] it was converted into a hospital for tuberculosis patients, re-opening as the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in 1920.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Machynlleth Chest Hospital in 1948 and subsequently evolved to become a community hospital.[1] An upgrade to the hospital costing £7.8 million and involving three new extensions is scheduled to complete in 2022.[3][4]
References
- "Machynlleth". Workhouses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Former Red Cross hospital, Machynlleth". History Points. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Machynlleth hospital's £7.8m upgrade given go-ahead". BBC. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Hospital upgrade won't be finished until 2022". Cambrian Times. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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