Minffordd Hospital

Minffordd Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Minffordd) was a health facility in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Minffordd Hospital
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Minffordd Hospital
Shown in Gwynedd
Geography
LocationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53.2172°N 4.1293°W / 53.2172; -4.1293
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1895
Closed2006
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The facility was established on a part of the Penrhyn Estate as an isolation hospital in 1895.[1] An additional hospital wing was added in 1937 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it served as a convalescent home.[2] After services had transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd, it closed in 1984 but then re-opened as a mental health facility in 1988.[2] It finally closed completely in 2006[3] and Gwynedd Council approved demolition of the deteriorating buildings in August 2019.[4]

References

  1. "Minffordd Hospital". Coflein. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. "Inside ghostly shell of hospital that has become a den for prostitutes and drug addicts". Daily Post. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Derelict Minffordd hospital demolition sought over safety risk". BBC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "Minffordd hospital in Bangor demolition approved". BBC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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