Caerphilly District Miners Hospital

Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty'r Glowyr Caerffili) was a community hospital in Caerphilly, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Caerphilly District Miners Hospital
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
The Miners' Hospital before closure in 2011
Shown in Caerphilly County Borough
Geography
LocationCaerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.56933°N 3.23217°W / 51.56933; -3.23217
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1923
Closed2011
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital was established in a private house known as "The Beeches" which was acquired from Frederick Piggott, a mining contractor.[1] It was commissioned to provide healthcare to the miners, who worked in the local pits, and their families.[1] The hospital received its first patient on 2 July 1923.[1] In the 1940s the hospital broadened its services to the whole community rather than just miners and their families.[1] In 1945 the Hospital Board acquired Redbrook House, another large property, and converted it into a nurses' home.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1]

After services transferred to Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr at Ystrad Mynach,[2][3] Caerphilly District Miners Hospital closed in November 2011.[4] The site was subsequently redeveloped for housing and the main hospital building converted into a community centre.[5]

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References
  1. "Site of Caerphilly Miners' Hospital". History Points. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. "New hospital's location decided". News.bbc.co.uk. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "Miners' hospital set to be replaced". News.bbc.co.uk. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "Historic Caerphilly miners' hospital heading for new lease of life". Walesonline. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "Caerphilly Miner's housing estate named development of the year". Caerphilly Observer. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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