Aberdare General Hospital

Aberdare General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Aberdâr) was a health facility on Abernant Road, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Aberdare General Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Entrance to Aberdare General Hospital
Shown in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Geography
Location	Abernant Road, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Coordinates	51.7183°N 3.4408°W / 51.7183; -3.4408
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	General
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2012
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

History

The facility was opened by Joseph Shaw, chairman of the Powell Duffryn, in July 1917.^[1] After a major fire on 27 September 1929, the hospital was rebuilt and reopened by the Duchess of York in April 1933.^[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948^[3] but, after services transferred to the Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Aberdare General Hospital closed in 2012.^[4]