Fairwood Hospital

Fairwood Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Fairwood) was a health facility in Upper Killay, Swansea, Wales. It was managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Fairwood Hospital
Swansea Bay University Health Board
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Shown in Swansea
Geography
Location	Upper Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.6160°N 4.0499°W / 51.6160; -4.0499
Organisation
Care system	NHS Wales
Type	Specialist
Services
Emergency department	No
Speciality	Care for the elderly
History
Opened	1914
Closed	2010

History

The facility was established as a fever hospital in 1914.^[1] After joining the National Health Service in 1948 it was first a maternity hospital before changing its focus to elderly care.^[2] After being found to be uneconomic to operate, it closed in 2010.^[1] The site was subsequently acquired by Care Inn in 2019.^[3]