Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital
| Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
.jpg) Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital | |
  Shown in Gwynedd | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°59′30″N 3°56′06″W / 52.9916°N 3.9350°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Ffestiniog) was a hospital in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Closed in 2013, it was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The building re-opened as Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog health centre in 2017.
History
[edit]The facility, which was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, was officially opened by Colonel David Davies MP as the Festiniog and District Heroes Memorial Hospital in 1927.[1] It was intended to commemorate local soldiers who had died in the First World War.[2] After joining the National Health Service in 1948, it developed as a community hospital but, after inpatient services transferred to Ysbyty Alltwen in Tremadog, it closed to inpatients in March 2013.[3][4] It then re-opened as the Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog (meaning: Ffestiniog Memorial Centre) health centre in November 2017.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Opening Ceremony - the Festiniog & District Heroes Memorial Hospital". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital". Imperial war Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "No beds plan for Blaenau Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital". Wales Online. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Blaenau Memorial Hospital closes its doors". Daily Post. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "New £3.9m health centre opens its doors". Daily Post. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.