Tonna Hospital

Hospital in Wales
51°40′47″N 3°45′55″W / 51.6796°N 3.7652°W / 51.6796; -3.7652OrganisationCare systemNHS WalesTypeCommunity hospitalServicesEmergency departmentNoHistoryOpened1939

Tonna Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Tonna) is a psychiatric hospital in Tonna, Neath, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.

History

The hospital was officially opened as Neath District Isolation Hospital in March 1939.[1][2] It joined the National Health Service as a children's hospital in 1948[3] and subsequently became a psychiatric hospital.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Neath Isolation Hospital, Tonna-uchaf". Archives Hub. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Opened today". Hulton Archive. 23 March 1939. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Neath: Tonna Children's Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Tonna Hospital". Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. Retrieved 26 February 2019.