Mynydd Mawr Hospital

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Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Mynydd Mawr Hospital is located in Carmarthenshire
Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Shown in Carmarthenshire
Geography
LocationLlanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°46′19″N 4°06′29″W / 51.7720°N 4.1080°W / 51.7720; -4.1080Coordinates: 51°46′19″N 4°06′29″W / 51.7720°N 4.1080°W / 51.7720; -4.1080
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds28
History
Opened1930s
Closed2013

Mynydd Mawr Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Mynydd Mawr) was a community hospital at Upper Tumble, Llanelli, Wales. It was managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History[]

The hospital was established as the West Wales Isolation Hospital in the 1920s.[1][2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended in the 1970s.[1] After services transferred to the Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Mynydd Mawr Hospital closed in October 2013.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Community Hospitals" (PDF). NHS Wales. 1 August 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mynydd Mawr Hospital, Llanelli". National Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Hywel Dda Health Board to close Mynydd Mawr hospital". BBC. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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