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.

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

History edit

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 edit

  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.