Aberbargoed Hospital () was a

community hospital A community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. When specific, it refers to a hospital that is accessible to the general public and provides a general or specific medical care which is usually short-term, i ...

Aberbargoed Aberbargoed () is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park. The town is within the histori ...

Caerphilly County Borough Caerphilly County Borough () is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbrid ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. It was managed by the

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) () is the local health board of NHS Wales for County of Gwent, Gwent, in the South-east Wales, south-east of Wales. Headquartered in Caerleon, the local health board (LHB) was launched in October 2009 ...

History

The hospital was commissioned by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company to provide hospital facilities for their employees in the

Rhymney Valley The Rhymney Valley () is one of the South Wales valleys, with the Rhymney River forming the border between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Between 1974 and 1996 a Rhymney Valley local government district also existed (on ...

. The 14 bed-facility was opened by Viscount Tredegar on 10 December 1909. The hospital was subsequently maintained by the men themselves, who made contributions towards its upkeep. After services were temporarily transferred

Caerphilly District Miners Hospital Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital () was a community hospital in Caerphilly, Wales which was commissioned to provide healthcare to the miners, who worked in the local pits, and their families. It closed and was converted to a community centre ...

, Aberbargoed Hospital closed in November 2010. The closure anticipated the opening of the new

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr () is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. History The hospital was commissioned to replace Aberbargoed Hospital, Caerphilly Dis ...

facility at

Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Rhymney Valley in the Caerphilly County Borough, within the ancient county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is north of the town of Caerphilly. The urban area had a population of 19,204 in 2011. Before the Industrial Revo ...

which became the permanent acute facility in the area in March 2012. The hospital was subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped for residential use in 2015.

References

{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1909 1909 establishments in Wales Defunct hospitals in Wales Hospitals disestablished in 2010 Hospitals in Caerphilly County Borough