Redwood Memorial Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Coffa Redwood) was a community hospital in Rhymney, Wales, managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It closed in July 2013, and services are now offered through the Rhymney Integrated Health & Social Care Centre.
Redwood Memorial Hospital | |
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
Shown in Caerphilly County Borough | |
Geography | |
Location | Rhymney, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°45′37″N 3°17′20″W / 51.760226°N 3.288816°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Community Hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | Minor Injury Unit |
Beds | 21 |
History | |
Opened | 1904 |
Closed | July 2013 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
The hospital was commissioned by the Rhymney Workmen's Medical Aid Fund, which was supported by contributions from workmen, each man donating six pennies in the pound from his wages.[1] Established to combat the high rates of mortality and injury in the area, it opened in 1904.[1] The closure of several pits in the area during the 1920s had a severe effect on the local community.[2][3] The hospital was renamed in honour of Dr de Action Redwood, who was the surgeon there for 43 years, in 1947.[1] It closed in July 2013, and services are now offered through the Rhymney Integrated Health & Social Care Centre.[4][5][6]