Maesteg Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymunedol Maesteg) is a community hospital in

Maesteg Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation of Mae ...

, Wales. It is managed by

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd lechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Bridgend in the south of Wales. It was renamed from ''Cwm Taf U ...

History

The hospital has its origins in a temporary facility established for injured servicemen in 1914. The current hospital, which was designed by Mr J Humphreys as a permanent facility and built by Mr Tom Thomas, opened later in the war. It subsequently became a maternity hospital and joined the

National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

as Maesteg General Hospital in 1948.

References

NHS hospitals in Wales Hospitals in Bridgend County Borough Hospitals established in 1914 Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board {{UK-hospital-stub