Tonna Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Tonna) is a

psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...

Tonna, Neath Tonna ( cy, Tonnau) is the name of a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, located to the north-east of Neath. Immediately between Tonna and the adjoining parish of Llanilltud ("Llantwit-juxta-Neath") is a cottage once occupied by ...

, Wales. It is managed by

Swansea Bay University Health Board Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd lechyd Prifysgol Bae Abertawe) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, in the south-west of Wales. Established as Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health ...

History

The hospital was officially opened as Neath District Isolation Hospital in March 1939. It 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 a children's hospital in 1948 and subsequently became a

References

{{authority control Psychiatric hospitals in Wales Hospitals established in 1939 Hospital buildings completed in 1939 Hospitals in Neath Port Talbot Swansea Bay University Health Board