St Woolos Hospital
| St Woolos Hospital | |
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| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
 Hospital entrance | |
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  Shown in Newport | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Newport, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°34′55″N 3°00′10″W / 51.58194°N 3.00278°WCoordinates: 51°34′55″N 3°00′10″W / 51.58194°N 3.00278°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Opened | 1837 (workhouse infirmary) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Saint Woolos Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Gwynllyw) Located on Stow Hill area of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
History[]
The site for the hospital was donated by Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet.[1] The hospital was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and was opened as the Newport Union Workhouse and Infirmary in 1837.[1] A new infirmary building was completed in 1869.[1] The workhouse itself was rebuilt in 1903.[1] In 1915 it was agreed that it be converted into a Military Hospital for wounded soldiers, and it came under the control of the 3rd Western General Military Hospital in Cardiff.[2] It joined the National Health Service as St Woolos Hospital, named after Saint Gwynllyw, patron saint of Newport Cathedral, in 1948.[1]
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References[]
Further reading[]
- Peeling, Brian; Knight, Cliff (2004). The Royal Gwent and St. Woolos Hospitals: A Century of Service in Newport. The Old Bakehouse. ISBN 978-1874538080.
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- Infrastructure completed in 1837
- Psychiatric hospitals in Wales
- Hospitals in Newport, Wales
- Hospitals established in 1837
- History of Newport, Wales
- NHS hospitals in Wales
- Poor law infirmaries
- Military hospitals in the United Kingdom
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board