Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty'r Glowyr Caerffili) was a

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, Wales. It was managed by the

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History

The hospital was established in a private house known as "The Beeches" which was acquired from Frederick Piggott, a mining contractor. It was commissioned to provide healthcare to the

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, who worked in the local pits, and their families. The hospital received its first patient on 2 July 1923. In the 1940s the hospital broadened its services to the whole community rather than just miners and their families. In 1945 the Hospital Board acquired Redbrook House, another large property, and converted it into a nurses' home. The hospital joined the

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in 1948. After services transferred to

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, Caerphilly District Miners Hospital closed in November 2011. The site was subsequently redeveloped for housing and the main hospital building converted into a community centre.

References

{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1923 Defunct hospitals in Wales Hospitals established in 1923 Hospitals disestablished in 2011 1923 establishments in Wales Hospitals in Caerphilly County Borough