Abergele Hospital

Abergele Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Abergele) is a community hospital in Abergele, Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Abergele Hospital
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Abergele Hospital
Shown in Conwy County Borough
Geography
Location	Abergele, Conwy County Borough, Wales
Coordinates	53.2664°N 3.5810°W / 53.2664; -3.5810
Organisation
Care system	Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948
Type	Community hospital
History
Opened	1910
Links
Website	www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/42921
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

History

The facility was established by Manchester City Council to treat children suffering from tuberculosis in 1910.^[1] Originally known as Plas Ucha Sanatorium, expansion took place after a new access bridge was completed in 1925 with a new children's section opening in 1931.^[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and was renamed the Abergele Chest Hospital in 1955.^[1] It became a community hospital in the 1980s and expanded further when ophthalmology services transferred from the H.M. Stanley Hospital in St Asaph in 2011.^[3]

Services

The hospital services include the Stanley Eye Unit, North Wales Adolescent Service, Orthopaedics, as well as provisions for corporate functions. There are no walk in casualty services on site.^[4]