Chirk Community Hospital
Chirk Community Hospital | |
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Chirk, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°56′37″N 3°03′17″W / 52.9436°N 3.0546°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Community hospital |
Services | |
Beds | 31 |
History | |
Opened | 1990 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Chirk Community Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymuned Y Waun) is a community hospital in Chirk, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Chirk and District Cottage Hospital which was financed by local miners and opened in 1921.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and became the Chirk and District Hospital in 1955.[1] It was rebuilt on the same site and reopened as the Chirk Community Hospital in 1990.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Chirk Hospital, Wrexham". National Archives. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Chirk Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 28 February 2019.