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Blaenavon Hospital
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenavon Hospital
Blaenavon Hospital is located in Torfaen
Blaenavon Hospital
Shown in Torfaen
Geography
LocationBlaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°46′29″N 3°05′27″W / 51.7747°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

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Beeches' Nursing Home (Ty Mawr), Blaenavon (306222)". Coflein. RCAHMW. 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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