Prince Charles Hospital
| Prince Charles Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | |
  Shown in Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°45′51″N 3°23′06″W / 51.7641°N 3.3849°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | cwmtafmorgannwg |
Prince Charles Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty'r Tywysog Siarl) is a district general hospital in Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
History
Construction of the first phase of the new hospital began in 1972 and it was officially opened in 1978.[1] Services were transferred from Merthyr General Hospital in 1986, and once a second phase of the Prince Charles Hospital had been completed in 1991, services also transferred from Buckland Hospital.[2]
A new Emergency Care Centre opened in 2012[3] and the complete refurbishment of the whole hospital was approved by the Welsh Government in October 2013.[4]
As part of a £6m revamp, a new state-of-the-art maternity unit was unveiled at the hospital in 2019.[5]
A hospital helipad was installed in 2017 at the cost of £700,000 and intended to be used for emergency night-time takeoffs and landings by rescue helicopters. In 2019 it had yet to be used because of a lack of adequate fencing and lights, which has raised safety concerns.[6]
The hospital's maternity services were put into special measures in 2019 after concerns were raised about the treatment of mothers and their babies.[7] There were also concerns about the standard of care affording to a cancer patient who died in the hospital.[8]
References
- ^ "Prince Charles Hospital". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Prince Charles Hospital". Merthyr History. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Minister opens Prince Charles Hospital's emergency care centre". Welsh Government. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Approval for Prince Charles Hospital refurbishment". Welsh Government. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "First look inside the new state-of-the-art maternity unit at Prince Charles Hospital". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Hospital's brand new £700,000 helipad has never been used despite being built two and a half years ago". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Hammond, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP-Helen (28 June 2019). "Cwm Taf maternity services failings result in special measures amid deeply troubling accounts from parents". Lexology. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Catalogue of failings in cancer patient's hospital care". BBC News. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Prince Charles Hospital on the NHS Direct Wales website
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales inspection reports
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