Barry Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymunedol Y Barri) is a hospital on Colcot Road in

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. It is managed by the

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, in the south-east of Wales. Formed on 1 October 2009 through the amalgama ...

History

The hospital has its origins in the accident ward established by the local Nursing Association in a property in Kingsland Crescent in March 1895. A purpose built hospital was opened in Wyndham Street in December 1908. It joined the

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in 1948 and became Barry Community Hospital in 1973. The current hospital, which replaced the Barry Community Hospital in Wyndham Street, was completed in 1995. The hospital's minor injury unit reopened after a £240,000 upgrade in May 2015.

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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales inspection reports
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Hospital buildings completed in 1995 Buildings and structures in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan NHS hospitals in Wales Hospitals established in 1995 1995 establishments in Wales Hospitals in the Vale of Glamorgan {{wales-struct-stub