Denbigh Community Hospital
Denbigh Community Hospital | |
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales |
Coordinates | 53°11′09″N 3°24′32″W / 53.1859°N 3.4089°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948 |
Type | Community hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1807 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Denbigh Community Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymunedol Dinbych) is a community hospital in Denbigh, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Denbighshire Dispensary which became the first voluntary hospital in Wales when it was established in Park Street in 1807.[1] A purpose-built facility, which was designed by Thomas Harrison, was built in Park Street between 1810 and 1813.[2] It started admitting inpatients and became the Denbighshire Infirmary and General Dispensary from March 1826.[3]
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and became a community hospital in the 1980s.[4] The Princess Royal visited the hospital to celebrate its bi-centenary in October 2007.[5]
References
- ^ "Denbighshire Community Hospital, Denbigh". National Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Champness 2005, pp. 95–96.
- ^ "History of the Anesthesia Society 1846-1946" (PDF). Dr FE Bennetts. p. 33. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Denbigh Infirmary". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Princess Anne in helicopter fire alert". Wales Online. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
Sources
- Champness, John (2005), Thomas Harrison, Georgian Architect of Chester and Lancaster, 1744–1829, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, Lancaster University, ISBN 1-86220-169-2