Mynydd Mawr Hospital

Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Mynydd Mawr Hospital is located in Carmarthenshire
Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Shown in Carmarthenshire
Geography
LocationLlanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°46′19″N 4°06′29″W / 51.7720°N 4.1080°W / 51.7720; -4.1080
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds28
History
Opened1930s
Closed2013

Mynydd Mawr Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Mynydd Mawr) was a community hospital at Upper Tumble, Llanelli, Wales. It was managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History

The hospital was established as the West Wales Isolation Hospital in the 1920s.[1][2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended in the 1970s.[1] After services transferred to the Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Mynydd Mawr Hospital closed in October 2013.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Community Hospitals" (PDF). NHS Wales. 1 August 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mynydd Mawr Hospital, Llanelli". National Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Hywel Dda Health Board to close Mynydd Mawr hospital". BBC. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.