Gorseinon Hospital

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Gorseinon Hospital
Swansea Bay University Health Board
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Main entrance to Gorseinon Hospital
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Shown in Swansea
Geography
Location Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°40′20″N4°02′53″W / 51.6722°N 4.0480°W / 51.6722; -4.0480
Organisation
Care system NHS Wales
Type Specialist
Services
Emergency department No
SpecialityRehabilitation
History
Opened1936

Gorseinon Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Gorseinon) is a rehabilitation hospital in Gorseinon, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.

History

The hospital was established by William Rufus Lewis, proprietor of the local woolen mill firm of William Lewis & Sons, [1] in 1936. [2] It joined the National Health Service as a general hospital in 1948 but subsequently developed a large maternity department and became the Gorseinon General and Maternity Hospital. [3] It specialised as a rehabilitation hospital in the early 1990s and then developed a treatment centre to help patients with Parkinson's disease in 2004. [4]

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References

  1. Davies, D. Tom. "The Industrial Revolution in Tir Y Brenin (Gorseinon)" . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "William Rufus Lewis, Gorseinon Hospital, Wales". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Gorseinon Hospital, Swansea". National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Parkinson's Treatment Centre, Gorseinon Hospital". Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. Retrieved 23 February 2019.