Ysbyty Eryri

Ysbyty Eryri
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Ysbyty Eryri
Ysbyty Eryri is located in Gwynedd
Ysbyty Eryri
Shown in Gwynedd
Geography
LocationLôn Parc, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53°07′48″N 4°15′46″W / 53.1300°N 4.2628°W / 53.1300; -4.2628
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1846
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

Ysbyty Eryri (Welsh for 'Snowdonia Hospital') is a health facility in Lôn Parc, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

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The facility has its origins in the Caernarfon Union Workhouse which opened in 1846.[1] An infirmary was established in the north-east part of the site in 1914.[1] It became the Caernarfon Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service as Eryri Hospital in 1948.[1] Services were transferred from the Caernarfon Eye and Cottage Hospital when it closed in 1981.[2] X-ray services were reduced by two-thirds in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Caernarfon". Workhouses. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Caernarfon Cottage Hospital, Caernarfon". National Archives. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "X-ray services saved at Ysbyty Eryri". Daily Post. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.