Dewi Sant Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Dewi Sant) is a small hospital on Albert Road, in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
| Dewi Sant Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | |
 An entrance to Dewi Sant Hospital, Pontypridd | |
  Shown in Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°35′53″N 3°20′38″W / 51.5981°N 3.3438°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948 |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Cardiff University |
| Network | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1865 |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Pontypridd Union Workhouse which was completed in 1865.[1] An infirmary and isolation hospital were built on the site in the late 19th century.[1] The tunnel mouth of Pontypridd Graig railway station, which emerges into in the hospital car park, was last used in 1930.[2][3]
The complex joined the National Health Service as Graig Hospital in 1948.[1] After the war it became a geriatric hospital[4] before being completely re-built as Dewi Sant Hospital in the 1960s.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ponypridd". Workhouses. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "The Graig Tunnel". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Pontypridd Graig railway station". Subbrit. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "The grim history of the workhouse". Wales online. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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