Brecon_War_Memorial_Hospital

Brecon War Memorial Hospital

Brecon War Memorial Hospital

Hospital in Powys, Wales

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.

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History

The 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

  1. [1]
    Morrison, Mal (2020). A-Z of Brecon: Places-People-History. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445692777.
  2. [2]
    "Breconshire War Memorial Hospital". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Brecon War Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Powys stroke rehabilitation unit moves to Brecon hospital". BBC. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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