Denbigh Community Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cymunedol Dinbych) is a community hospital in Denbigh, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
| Denbigh Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
.jpg) Denbigh Community Hospital | |
  Shown in Denbighshire | |
| 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 |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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