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The Royal Gwent Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Brenhinol Gwent) is a local general hospital in the city of Newport. It is managed by the
The hospital has its origins in the Newport Dispensary which was founded in Llanarth Street in 1839 and received its first-in-patients as the Newport Dispensary and Infirmary in 1867.
It moved to a site in Cardiff Road donated by Viscount Tredegar in the early 20th century: it was officially opened there by Viscount Tredegar as the Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital in August 1901. It changed its name to the Royal Gwent Hospital in 1913.
The hospital joined the
Royal Gwent Hospital on the NHS 111 Wales website
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales inspection reports
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Gwent, in the south-east of Wales. Headquartered in Caerleon, the local health board (LHB) was launched in Oct ...
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Since 2020, the hospital no longer has a full Emergency Department, and redirects those with a serious illness or injury to call 999 or go to attend the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran.
The Royal Gwent hospital has a 24-hour Minor Injuries Unit.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Newport Dispensary which was founded in Llanarth Street in 1839 and received its first-in-patients as the Newport Dispensary and Infirmary in 1867.
It moved to a site in Cardiff Road donated by Viscount Tredegar in the early 20th century: it was officially opened there by Viscount Tredegar as the Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital in August 1901. It changed its name to the Royal Gwent Hospital in 1913.
The hospital 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 " ...
in 1948: it was then completely reconstructed to create modern facilities in the early 1960s.
During the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, it was reported that around half of A&E medical staff had tested positive for coronavirus.
See also
*St Woolos Hospital
Saint Woolos Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Gwynllyw) is located in the Stow Hill area of Newport, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
History
The site for the hospital was donated by Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Barone ...
References
Further reading
*External links
*Royal Gwent Hospital on the NHS 111 Wales website
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales inspection reports
{{authority control Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS hospitals in Wales Hospitals in Newport, Wales Hospital buildings completed in 1901 History of Newport, Wales Hospitals established in 1836 Landmarks in Newport, Wales Poor law infirmaries