Barry Hospital

Barry Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymunedol Y Barri) is a hospital on Colcot Road in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is managed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Barry Hospital
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Barry Hospital
Shown in Vale of Glamorgan
Geography
Location	Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Coordinates	51.409722°N 3.284722°W / 51.409722; -3.284722
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	Community hospital
Services
Emergency department	Minor injuries unit
History
Opened	1995
Links
Website	Official website
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

History

The hospital has its origins in the accident ward established by the local Nursing Association in a property in Kingsland Crescent in March 1895.^[1][2] A purpose built hospital was opened in Wyndham Street in December 1908.^[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and became Barry Community Hospital in 1973.^[1]

The current hospital, which replaced the Barry Community Hospital in Wyndham Street, was completed in 1995.^[3] The hospital's minor injury unit reopened after a £240,000 upgrade in May 2015.^[4]