History
The hospital started life in 1942 as a wartime hospital for wounded soldiers. [1] It was rebuilt between 1973 and 1978 and officially re-opened on 15 June 1979. [1] A new Emergency and Urgent Care centre was opened in 2010. [2]
There were concerns about the hospital's long term prospects, leading to protests in 2010. [3]
In August 2014, a change was made to maternity care at Withybush which saw consultant-led services close and be replaced with a Midwifery Led Unit that could cater for straightforward births only. Care for complex births requiring consultants and all special care services is instead only provided from Glangwili Hospital. [4]
In September 2014 a new renal dialysis unit run by Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd was opened at the hospital, with a contract to run for at least 7 years. [5]
As part of the reorganisation of acute services in Wales a 24/7 inpatient paediatric service was to be provided at West Wales General Hospital from October 2014. Withybush was to have a new 12-hour paediatric ambulatory care unit. [6]
In April 2018 plans were announced to downgrade Withybush to a community hospital, with plans for a new hospital to be built near the Pembrokeshire-Carmarthenshire border. [7] A demonstration through Haverfordwest and other protests were held against the downgrading and loss of Accident and Emergency facilities. [8]
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