Prince Philip Hospital

Prince Philip Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Prince Philip Hospital
Shown in Carmarthenshire
Geography
Location	Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°41′32″N4°08′10″W / 51.6923°N 4.1361°W / 51.6923; -4.1361
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	General hospital
Services
Emergency department	Minor Injuries Unit
History
Opened	1990

Prince Philip Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Tywysog Philip) is a hospital in Llanelli, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History

The hospital, which was designed by Holder Mathias, ^[1] was built in the late 1980s and was completed in May 1990. ^[2] The hospital expanded when a new breast care unit opened in October 2010. ^[3]

The Mynydd Mawr Rehabilitation Unit was established at the hospital after to accommodate services transferred from Mynydd Mawr Hospital in October 2013. ^[4] Following the closure of the accident and emergency department, a minor injuries unit opened at the hospital in 2016. ^[5]

References

1. "Prince Philip Hospital". Holder Mathias. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
2. "Information Pack" (PDF). Wales Deanery for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. "'Designer' breast care unit opens at Llanelli hospital". BBC. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. "Hywel Dda Health Board to close Mynydd Mawr hospital". BBC. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. "Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, gets minor injuries unit". 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.