Llandovery Hospital

Llandovery Hospital
Llandovery Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
	Llandovery Hospital
	Shown in Carmarthenshire
Geography
Location	Llandovery, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°59′54″N 3°47′48″W / 51.9984°N 3.7967°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	Community hospital
Services
Emergency department	No
Beds	18
History
Opened	1838

Llandovery Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Llanymddyfri) is a community hospital in Llandovery, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Llandovery Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was established in 1838.^[1] It became a Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as a children's home in 1948 before becoming a community hospital in the 1960s.^[1] More recently it established a rehabilitation unit for elderly patients.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Llandovery". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "Community Hospitals" (PDF). NHS Wales. 1 August 2012. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

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[workhouses-1] "Llandovery". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[2] "Community Hospitals" (PDF). NHS Wales. 1 August 2012. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

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