Caerphilly District Miners Hospital
Hospital in Wales
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Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty'r Glowyr Caerffili) 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 in 2011.
| Caerphilly District Miners Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
The Miners' Hospital before closure in 2011 | |
  Shown in Caerphilly County Borough | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.56933°N 3.23217°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| No Accident & Emergency | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The hospital was established in a private house known as "The Beeches" which was acquired from Frederick Piggott, a mining contractor.[1] It was commissioned to provide healthcare to the miners, who worked in the local pits, and their families.[1][2] Miners paid weekly subscriptions of 2.5 pence to the hospital to raise the £30,000 needed.[3][4] The hospital received its first patient on 2 July 1923.[1] In the 1940s the hospital broadened its services to the whole community rather than just miners and their families.[1] In 1945 the Hospital Board acquired Redbrook House, another large property, and converted it into a nurses' home.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1]
It had a consultant-led birth centre which was, despite protests, changed to a midwife-led birth centre.[2] The location of the hospital meant it was only able to treat part of the local population, preventing the full integration of services.[2]
The Welsh Government approved changes to hospital facilities in March 2000.[2] After services transferred to Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr at Ystrad Mynach,[5][6] Caerphilly District Miners Hospital closed in November 2011.[7] The site was subsequently redeveloped for housing and the main hospital building converted into a community centre.[8]