Llandovery Hospital

Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Hospital in Wales

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 / 51.9984; -3.7967
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

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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

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1. ^ a b "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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