Aberbargoed Hospital

Aberbargoed Hospital
Aberbargoed Hospital
	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
	Site of the demolished hospital
	Shown in Caerphilly County Borough
Geography
Location	Aberbargoed, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°41′37″N3°13′22″W / 51.69361°N 3.22278°W Coordinates: 51°41′37″N3°13′22″W / 51.69361°N 3.22278°W
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Hospital type	Community Hospital
Services
Beds	22
History
Founded	10 December 1909
Closed	November 2010
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Last updated March 05, 2019

Aberbargoed Hospital was a National Health Service Wales hospital in Aberbargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

NHS Wales is the official corporate name of the Welsh National Health Service, a publicly funded healthcare system which is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received.

Aberbargoed is a small town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park.

History

The hospital was commissioned by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company to provide hospital facilities for their employees in the Rhymney Valley.^[1] The 14 bed-facility was opened by Viscount Tredegar on 10 December 1909.^[1] The hospital was subsequently maintained by the men themselves, who made contributions towards its upkeep.^[1]

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After services were temporarily transferred Caerphilly District Miners Hospital, Aberbargoed Hospital closed in November 2010. The closure anticipated the opening of the new Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr facility at Ystrad Mynach which became the permanent acute facility in the area in March 2012.^[2] The hospital was subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped for residential use in 2015.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 "Powell Duffryn Workmen's Hospital, Aberbargoed". Swansea University. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
↑ "End of era at 100-year-old Aberbargoed Hospital". Wales Online. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
↑ "Old Aberbargoed Hospital converted into 23 homes". Wales Online. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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[pd-1] 1 2 3 "Powell Duffryn Workmen's Hospital, Aberbargoed". Swansea University. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

[2] "End of era at 100-year-old Aberbargoed Hospital". Wales Online. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

[3] "Old Aberbargoed Hospital converted into 23 homes". Wales Online. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.