Knighton Hospital
| Knighton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Powys Teaching Health Board | |
.jpg) Knighton Red Cross Hospital | |
  Shown in Powys | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ffrydd Road, Knighton, Powys, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°20′32″N 3°02′59″W / 52.3422°N 3.0497°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Knighton Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Trefyclo) is a health facility in Ffrydd Road, Knighton, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
History[edit]
The facility has its origins in the Knighton Union Workhouse which was designed by Edward Jones and was completed in 1837.[1] It has hit by a bad gas explosion in 1907 and then served as a Red Cross Hospital during the First World War.[1] It became the Knighton Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as Knighton Hospital in 1948.[1] Due to staff shortages, the number of beds reduced from thirteen to seven in 2014.[2] An old X-Ray room was converted into facilities for patients needing palliative care in 2017.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Knighton". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Staff shortage closes Knighton hospital beds". BBC. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Family room opened at community hospital". Brecon and Radnor Express. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.