Aberaeron Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Aberaeron) was a

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Aberaeron Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community, and electoral ward between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, in Ceredigion, Wales. Ceredigion County Council offices are in Aberaeron. The name of the town is Welsh for ''mouth of ...

, Wales. It was managed by the

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Aberaeron Union Workhouse which was completed in 1838. It served as a hospital for injured soldiers during the

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and became a cottage hospital in 1930. The hospital closed in 2019 with services relocated to the Aberaeron Integrated Care Centre. Work to demolish the hospital begun in 2021 to make way for an apartment complex.

References

NHS hospitals in Wales Hospitals in Ceredigion Hospitals established in 1838 Hospital buildings completed in 1838 Aberaeron Hywel Dda University Health Board {{UK-hospital-stub