St Tydfil's Hospital
Hospital in Wales
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Saint Tydfil's Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Santes Tudful) was a rehabilitation hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The entrance block, which is still standing, is a Grade II listed building.[1]
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| St Tydfil's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | |
Entrance block at St Tydfil's Hospital | |
  Shown in Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.74823°N 3.37606°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The hospital has its origins in the Merthyr Tydfil Union Workhouse and Infirmary which opened in September 1853.[2] An entrance block was completed in 1870[1] and a new hospital was opened to the north of the workhouse in 1899.[2] It became the Tydfil Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it received a visit from the Queen Mother in 1987.[3] After patients had transferred to Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, it closed in 2012 and most of the workhouse buildings were demolished in 2015.[2]