Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl
| Royal Alexandra Hospital | |
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| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
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  Shown in Denbighshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°19′35″N 3°28′50″W / 53.32639°N 3.48056°WCoordinates: 53°19′35″N 3°28′50″W / 53.32639°N 3.48056°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948 |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Geriatric services |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
The Royal Alexandra Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Frenhinol Alexandra, RAH) is a community hospital in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The hospital is a Grade II listed building.[1] It has no in-patient facilities but is used for a range of outpatient services including physiotherapy, X-ray and CAMHS.[2]
History[]
The hospital has its origins in a convalescent home for sick and needy children established on East Parade in 1872.[3] It moved to the Baths building in 1873 and was renamed the Royal Alexandra Hospital in 1882.[3] Piecemeal expansions occurred until the site for the present building was purchased.[1]
The present building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, perhaps with later input from his son, Paul, as a children's hospital and convalescent home. The hospital design, which was based on a pavilion incorporating open balconies and verandahs, responded to the importance then attached to fresh air as a treatment.[1] Funding came from voluntary subscription, the town council and the Duke of Westminster.[1] Construction started in 1899 and it was officially opened through a ceremony, first by Winifred, Countess of Dundonald in 1900[4] and later by Prince George and Princess Mary in 1902.[3] An additional east wing was added to the original central and west wings between 1908 and 1910.[1]
After acute services transferred to Glan Clwyd Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Hospital became a specialist geriatric facility in 1980.[3] Inpatient services were discontinued in 2009.[3]
In May 2020 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board released plans for a new community hospital as part of a wider refurbishment programme.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Royal Alexandra Hospital". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl". bcuhb.nhs.wales. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl". History Points. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Liverpool Mercury, etc. (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) - 13 September 1900, Thursday, Page 8
- ^ "Fly-through video shows how new Rhyl community hospital could look". North.Wales.
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- Grade II listed hospital buildings
- Grade II listed buildings in Denbighshire
- Alfred Waterhouse buildings
- Hospitals in Denbighshire
- Hospital buildings completed in 1902
- Hospitals established in 1872
- 1872 establishments in Wales
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board