The Royal Gwent Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Brenhinol Gwent) is a local general hospital in the city of Newport. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Since 2020, the hospital no longer has a full Emergency Department, and redirects those with a serious illness or injury to call 999 or go to attend the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran. The Royal Gwent hospital has a 24-hour Minor Injuries Unit.
| Royal Gwent Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
 Cardiff Road entrance of the hospital | |
  Shown in Newport | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°34′48″N 2°59′53″W / 51.580°N 2.998°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Minor Injury Unit only - not a full Emergency Department |
| History | |
| Opened | 1836, moved 1901 |
| Links | |
| Website | abuhb |
History
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The hospital has its origins in the Newport Dispensary which was founded in Llanarth Street in 1839[1] and received its first-in-patients as the Newport Dispensary and Infirmary in 1867.[2]
It moved to a site in Cardiff Road donated by Viscount Tredegar in the early 20th century: it was officially opened there by Viscount Tredegar as the Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital in August 1901.[3] It changed its name to the Royal Gwent Hospital in 1913.[4]
The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948: it was then completely reconstructed to create modern facilities in the early 1960s.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported that around half of A&E medical staff had tested positive for coronavirus.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Newport Dispensary". Merlin. 30 March 1839. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport". National Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Then and Now: Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport". South Wales Argus. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "The fascinating pictures that show what life used to be like on Wales' hospital wards". Wales online. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "District General Hospital Area 1: reconstruction of Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport". National Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "'Half of A&E team' test positive for coronavirus". BBC News. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Further reading
edit- Baker-Jones, Thomas; Collins, William John Townsend (1948). History of the Royal Gwent Hospital 1839-1948. Newport, Monmouthshire: R H Johns.
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