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

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; cy, Rhuthun) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. It is Denbighshire's county town. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and ...

, Wales. It is managed by

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the north of Wales. It is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, commun ...

History

The hospital, which was designed as an infirmary for the

Ruthin Union Workhouse Ruthin Union Workhouse was a workhouse on Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin, North Wales. History It cost £6,050 at the time and was opened on 4 February 1837. The work house was upgraded in 1910, on a "square" layout with separate accommodation wings ...

, actually first saw use as convalescent home during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It became an acute general hospital in the 1930s, a hospital managed by GPs in the 1950s and a community hospital in the 1980s. In July 2012 the health board announced that the minor injuries unit would close and X-ray services would no longer be provided.

References

NHS hospitals in Wales Hospitals in Denbighshire Hospital buildings completed in 1914 1914 establishments in Wales Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board {{UK-hospital-stub