County Hospital, Torfaen

Last updated

County Hospital
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
County Hospital South Entrance.jpg
County Hospital south entrance, Coed-y-Gric Road
Torfaen UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Shown in Torfaen County Borough
Geography
Location Griffithstown, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°41′24″N3°01′32″W / 51.690137°N 3.025591°W / 51.690137; -3.025591
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type General Hospital
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1837
Links
Website abuhb.nhs.wales/healthcare-services/community-services/community-hospitals-and-facilities/county-hospital/
Lists Hospitals in Wales

County Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty'r Sir) is a community hospital in Griffithstown in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is often referred to locally as Panteg Hospital. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Contents

History

The hospital has its origins in the Pontypool Union Workhouse and Infirmary established in 1837. [1] A new infirmary was built to the north of the workhouse in 1895. [1] It subsequently became known as Panteg County Hospital. [1] The minor injuries unit closed in November 2011. [2]

Services

County Hospital is a community hospital providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services. It does not have a minor injuries or Accident & Emergency department. [3]

The hospital receives patients from the Royal Gwent Hospital and Nevill Hall Hospital for rehabilitation after strokes or orthopaedic surgery or for convalescence after other procedures. County hospital also houses patients awaiting placement into nursing or residential care homes. [3]

The purpose built osteoporosis unit (DXA) covering the ABUHB area was opened in 2010 [4] and a bone fracture liaison clinic opened in July 2015 as an extension of the DXA service. [5] [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hillingdon Hospital</span> Hospital in England

Hillingdon Hospital is an NHS hospital in Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon, Greater London. It is one of two hospitals run by the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the other being Mount Vernon Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Gwent Hospital</span> Hospital in Wales

The Royal Gwent Hospital is a local general hospital in the city of Newport. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Since 2020, the hospital no longer has a full Emergency Department, and redirects those with a serious illness or injury to call 999 or go to attend the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran. The Royal Gwent hospital has a 24-hour Minor Injuries Unit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bone density</span> Amount of bone mineral in bone tissue

Bone density, or bone mineral density, is the amount of bone mineral in bone tissue. The concept is of mass of mineral per volume of bone, although clinically it is measured by proxy according to optical density per square centimetre of bone surface upon imaging. Bone density measurement is used in clinical medicine as an indirect indicator of osteoporosis and fracture risk. It is measured by a procedure called densitometry, often performed in the radiology or nuclear medicine departments of hospitals or clinics. The measurement is painless and non-invasive and involves low radiation exposure. Measurements are most commonly made over the lumbar spine and over the upper part of the hip. The forearm may be scanned if the hip and lumbar spine are not accessible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NHS Lothian</span> One of 14 regions of NHS Scotland

NHS Lothian is one of the 14 regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian council areas. Its headquarters are at Waverley Gate, Edinburgh

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Woolos Hospital</span> Hospital in Wales

Saint Woolos Hospital is located in the Stow Hill area of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Cadoc's Hospital</span> Hospital in Wales

Saint Cadoc's Hospital is a mental health facility located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility</span> Hospital in Monmouth, Wales

Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility is a hospital at Drybridge Park in Monmouth, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chepstow Community Hospital</span> Hospital in Monmouthshire, Wales

Chepstow Community Hospital is a community hospital located on the east side of St Lawrence Road in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newcastle General Hospital</span> Hospital in Newcastle, England

Newcastle General Hospital (NGH) was for many years the main hospital for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust moving from three to two key sites, the hospital was closed and the majority of services transferred to the city's other two hospitals, the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital. The Accident and Emergency Department and Intensive Care closed on 16 November 2010. A walk-in centre for minor ailments and injuries remained on the site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swansea Bay University Health Board</span> NHS local health board in South West Wales

Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, in the south-west of Wales. Established as Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMUHB) in 2009, it was renamed and had its boundaries altered on 1 April 2019. In February 2019 it was decided to rename it Swansea Bay University Health Board and to alter the boundary with the Cwm Taf University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Osteoporosis Society</span> Charity in the United Kingdom

The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS), formerly the National Osteoporosis Society, established in 1986, is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. It is based in Camerton, Somerset, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aneurin Bevan University Health Board</span> NHS local health board in South East Wales

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Gwent, in the south-east of Wales. Headquartered in Caerleon, the local health board (LHB) was launched in October 2009 through the merger of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust and Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen, and Monmouthshire LHBs. It is named after Aneurin Bevan, a Member of Parliament who represented the area and who was the Minister of Health responsible for the foundation of the National Health Service. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr</span> Hospital in Wales

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Ysbyty’r tri Chwm is a mental health facility in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The site was opened in 1996. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westminster Memorial Hospital</span> Hospital in Dorset, United Kingdom

The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingston Hospital</span> Hospital in London, England

Kingston Hospital is an acute hospital in Kingston upon Thames, England. It is managed by the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It has an Accident & Emergency Unit, a popular midwife-led Maternity unit, and an STD clinic known as the Wolverton Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buckland Hospital</span> Hospital in Kent, England

Buckland Hospital is a community hospital at Dover in Kent, England. It is managed by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Alfege's Hospital</span> Hospital in England

St Alfege's Hospital was a hospital that operated in the Maze Hill area of east Greenwich in southeast London. It operated as the Greenwich Union Infirmary from 1874 to 1929. It was briefly known as the Greenwich and Deptford Hospital before becoming St Alfege's Hospital in 1931. It was then superseded by Greenwich District Hospital in 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macclesfield District General Hospital</span> Hospital in Cheshire, England

Macclesfield District General Hospital is a health facility in Macclesfield, Cheshire. It is managed by the East Cheshire NHS Trust.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pontypool". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Hospital unit closes". Chepstow Beacon. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "County Hospital - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board". abuhb.nhs.wales.
  4. "County Hospital osteoporosis". Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. "New clinic opens for over 60s to check for signs of osteoporosis". ITN. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "New service aims for earlier detection of bone disease". Pontypool News. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.