Mount Pleasant Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Mount Pleasant) was a health facility in
Mount Pleasant, Swansea
Mount Pleasant is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales. The area is centred on the main road, called Mount Pleasant, immediately to the north of Swansea city centre, which connects the city centre to the Townhill and Mayhill districts to the n ...
, Wales.
History
The facility had its origins in the Swansea Union Workhouse which was opened in 1862.
A large female infirmary designed by Herbert Wills was added in 1903.
[ It became Mount Pleasant Hospital in 1929 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 " ...
in 1948. After services had transferred to Singleton Hospital
Singleton Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Singleton) is a general hospital in Sketty Lane, Swansea, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
History
The first stage of the hospital, which included outpatients' facilities, was complete ...
, Mount Pleasant Hospital closed in 1995, the site was subsequently sold to Swansea Housing Association and the buildings were converted into accommodation for housing association tenants in 1999.
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Defunct hospitals in Wales
Hospitals established in 1862
Hospital buildings completed in 1862
1862 establishments in Wales
Hospitals in Swansea