Maesteg Community Hospital

The hospital has its origins in a temporary facility established for injured servicemen in 1914.^[1] It was built by the miners of the Llynfi valley.^[2][3] The current hospital, which was designed by Mr J Humphreys as a permanent facility and built by Mr Tom Thomas, opened later in the war.^[4] It subsequently became a maternity hospital.^[5] In the 1930s a children's ward was built and decorated with panels of nursery rhyme tiles.^[3] The hospital, which was run by the miners, joined the National Health Service as Maesteg General Hospital in 1948.^[3][5]

As at 2026 a new hospital is planned as the current one is unable to meet the need for expanded services.^[6]