Conwy Hospital

Conwy Hospital
Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust
Shown in Conwy County Borough
Geography
Location	Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°17′08″N3°50′42″W / 53.2855°N 3.8451°W / 53.2855; -3.8451
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Community hospital
History
Opened	1838
Closed	2003
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Conwy Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Conwy) was a community hospital in Conwy, Wales. It was managed by the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust.

History

The hospital had its origins in the Conwy Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was established in 1838. ^[1] It became the St Mary's and Dolwaen Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and then joined the National Health Service as the Conway Hospital for Aged Sick in 1948. ^[2] After the hospital closed in 2003, the buildings were demolished in 2004 and the site was redeveloped for residential use. ^[3]

References

1. "Conwy". Worhouses. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
2. "Conwy Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. "Conwy Hospital Collection". Archives Hub. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

Further reading

• Draper, Christopher (2005). Paupers, Bastards and Lunatics: The Story of Conwy Workhouse. Llygad Gwalch Cyf. ISBN   9780863818790.