Machynlleth Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymuned Bro Ddyfi) is a health facility in Heol Maengwyn,

Machynlleth Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a pop ...

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. It is managed by the

Powys Teaching Health Board Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) ( cy, Bwrdd lechyd Addysgu Powys) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Powys in Mid Wales. PTHB is responsible for healthcare in Powys, covering the same area as Powys County Council. It was established ...

History

The facility has its origins in the Machynlleth Union Workhouse which opened in 1860. After serving as a

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during the

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, it was converted into a hospital for

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patients, re-opening as the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in 1920. It joined the

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as the Machynlleth Chest Hospital in 1948 and subsequently evolved to become a community hospital. An upgrade to the hospital costing £15 million was completed in 2023.

References

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