Brecon War Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Rhyfel Brycheiniog) is a health facility in Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
| Brecon War Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Powys Teaching Health Board | |
.jpg) Brecon War Memorial Hospital | |
  Shown in Powys | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°56′56″N 3°23′04″W / 51.9488°N 3.3844°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
editThe facility was commissioned to replace the old Brecon Infirmary which was located on the north side of the Watton.[1] It commemorated local soldiers who had died in the First World War[2] and was officially opened as the Breconshire War Memorial Hospital by Lord Glanusk in January 1928.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] The Powys stroke rehabilitation unit moved to the hospital in February 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Morrison, Mal (2020). A-Z of Brecon: Places-People-History. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445692777.
- ^ "Breconshire War Memorial Hospital". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Brecon War Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Powys stroke rehabilitation unit moves to Brecon hospital". BBC. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.