Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital

Former hospital in Gwynedd, Wales

Hospital in Gwynedd, Wales
52°59′30″N 3°56′06″W / 52.9916°N 3.9350°W / 52.9916; -3.9350OrganisationCare systemNHS WalesTypeCommunityHistoryOpened1927Closed2013LinksListsHospitals 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

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

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony - the Festiniog & District Heroes Memorial Hospital". British Film Institute. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital". Imperial war Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "No beds plan for Blaenau Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital". Wales Online. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Blaenau Memorial Hospital closes its doors". Daily Post. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ "New £3.9m health centre opens its doors". Daily Post. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.