St Tydfil's Hospital

Saint Tydfil's Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Tydfil) was a rehabilitation hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The entrance block, which is still standing, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

St Tydfil's Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Entrance block at St Tydfil's Hospital
Shown in Merthyr Tydfil
Geography
LocationMerthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.74823°N 3.37606°W / 51.74823; -3.37606
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityRehabilitation
History
Opened1853
Closed2012
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital has its origins in the Merthyr Tydfil Union Workhouse and Infirmary which opened in September 1853.[2] An entrance block was completed in 1870[1] and a new hospital was opened to the north of the workhouse in 1899.[2] It became the Tydfil Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it received a visit from the Queen Mother in 1987.[3] After patients had transferred to Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, it closed in 2012 and most of the workhouse buildings were demolished in 2015.[2]

References
  1. "St Tydfil's Hospital: Entrance Block (Centre Part Only)". British listed buildings. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Merthyr Tydfil". Workhouses. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "The Union Workhouse & St. Tydfil's Hospital". Alan George. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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