Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital
Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Rhyfel Llanidloes) is a health facility in Eastgate Street, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
| Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Powys Teaching Health Board | |
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  Shown in Powys | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eastgate Street, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.4526°N 3.5396°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
The facility was commissioned to commemorate the lives of the local service personnel who had died in the First World War and opened as the Llanidloes and District War Memorial Hospital in 1920.[1] During the 1930s funds were raised for the hospital through the annual Rose Queen Carnival in the town.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2]
In 2006, the local health board announced that it was planning to make cuts which would result in the downgrading or closure of hospital: the Save Llanidloes Hospital Action Group was formed in response.[3] It has since remained open.[4]
References
- "Thirteenth Annual Report of the Llanidloes and District War Memorial Hospital". Gwynedd Council Archives. 1934. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Robers, Gay (2016). "Good times in Llani: Carnival and the Fancy Dress from Llanidloes past". Pencambria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Swallow, Pat (10 October 2006). "My protest – Llanidloes Hospital". BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- "Transforming care in the community". WalesOnline. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
Further reading
- Owen, Brian (1998). The History of the War Memorial Hospital Llanidloes 1920 - 1948. The League of Friends of Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital.