Bronglais Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Bronglais) is an Acute District General Hospital in
Aberystwyth,
Wales
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. It is managed by
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the west of Wales. Established on 1 October 2009 from the merger of the Hywel Dda NHS Trust, the Pembrokeshire Local H ...
. It is the only acute hospital within mid-Wales and is the main hospital for the students of
Aberystwyth University.
History
The hospital has its origins in Aberystwyth Dispensary which was founded in Great Darkgate Street in 1821.
It moved to Upper Portland Street as the Aberystwyth Infirmary and Cardiganshire General Hospital in 1838, to Little Darkgate Street (now called Eastgate) in 1858 and to North Road in 1888.
[ It joined the ]National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
as Aberystwyth and Cardiganshire General Hospital in 1948.[
Following the demolition of the Aberystwyth Union Workhouse, it moved to the site previously occupied by the workhouse in Caradog Road in 1966.]
References
External links
Hospital website
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Hospitals in Ceredigion
NHS hospitals in Wales
Hospital buildings completed in 1966
Hospitals established in 1821
1821 establishments in Wales
Hywel Dda University Health Board