Prince Philip Hospital

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Prince Philip Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Prince Philip Hospital
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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
Opened1990

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.