Aberdare General Hospital

Aberdare General Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Entrance to Aberdare General Hospital
Shown in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Geography
Location	Abernant Road, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Coordinates	51.7183°N 3.4408°W / 51.7183; -3.4408
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	General
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2012
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Aberdare General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Aberdâr) was a health facility on Abernant Road, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

History

The facility was opened by Joseph Shaw, chairman of the Powell Duffryn, in July 1917.[1] After a major fire on 27 September 1929, the hospital was rebuilt and reopened by the Duchess of York in April 1933.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948[3] but, after services transferred to the Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Aberdare General Hospital closed in 2012.[4]

References

1. "End of an era as hospital site is handed over for demolition". Wales Online. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
2. "Aberdare General Hospital, Records". Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "Aberdare and Mountain Ash General Hospitals". Hansard. 27 November 1972. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
4. "A chronology of the history of the Cynon Valley to c.2013". Cynon Valley History Society. Retrieved 19 March 2020.