Llangollen Community Hospital

Llangollen Community Hospital
Llangollen Community Hospital
	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
	Redevelopment of the old hospital site
	Shown in Denbighshire
Geography
Location	Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
Coordinates	52°58′22″N3°10′34″W / 52.9728°N 3.1761°W Coordinates: 52°58′22″N3°10′34″W / 52.9728°N 3.1761°W
Organisation
Care system	Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948
Hospital type	Community hospital
History
Founded	1876
Closed	2013
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Last updated February 25, 2019

Llangollen Community Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Cymunedol Llangollen) was a community hospital in Llangollen, Wales. It was managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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History

The hospital was completed in April 1876^[1] and was extended in 1884.^[2] Soldiers suffering from gas, gangrene and gunshot wounds were treated in the hospital during the First World War.^[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended to include physiotherapy and out-patient departments in 1958.^[2] It became a community hospital in the 1980s.^[3] After the hospital closed in March 2013,^[2] the building was demolished and the site was redeveloped for residential use in 2016.^[4]

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References

↑ "Llangollen Cottage Hospital, Llangollen". National Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Llangollen Community Hospital closes after 137 years". BBC. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
↑ "Llangollen Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
↑ "Homes plan agreed for Llangollen hospital site". BBC. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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[na-1] "Llangollen Cottage Hospital, Llangollen". National Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[bbc-2] 1 2 3 4 "Llangollen Community Hospital closes after 137 years". BBC. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[3] "Llangollen Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[4] "Homes plan agreed for Llangollen hospital site". BBC. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2019.