Bronglais Hospital
Hospital in Wales
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Bronglais Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Bronglais) is an Acute District General Hospital in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. It is the only acute hospital within mid-Wales and is the main hospital for the students of Aberystwyth University.[1]
| Bronglais Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Hywel Dda University Health Board | |
The entrance to Bronglais Hospital | |
  Shown in Ceredigion | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52.4160°N 4.0717°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Aberystwyth University | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The hospital has its origins in Aberystwyth Dispensary which was founded in Great Darkgate Street in 1821.[2] 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.[2] In the late 1930s tiles of nursery rhymes were installed to decorate the children's ward.[3] They were designed by Edward W. Ball and made by Maw & Co.[3]
The hospital joined the National Health Service as Aberystwyth and Cardiganshire General Hospital in 1948.[2] Following the demolition of the Aberystwyth Union Workhouse,[4] it moved to the site previously occupied by the workhouse in Caradog Road in 1966.[5] A new accident and emergency department opened in March 2013.[6] Local perceptions of under-investment in the hospital led the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care to conclude in 2014 that there was "a near-dysfunctional level of mistrust, misunderstanding and concern" about the health board's plans.[7]