Glangwili General Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cyffredinol Glangwili), previously known as West Wales General Hospital, is a general hospital in

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, Wales. It is managed by

Hywel Dda University Health Board Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the west of Wales. Established on 1 October 2009 from the merger of the Hywel Dda NHS Trust, the Pembrokeshire Local H ...

History

The hospital opened as the West Wales General Hospital in 1949. It changed its name to Glangwili General Hospital following a vote in 2010. In September 2014 a new renal dialysis unit run by

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Renal Services Ltd was opened at the hospital, with a contract to run for at least seven years. As part of the reorganisation of acute services in Wales a full-time inpatient paediatric service was provided at Glangwili from October 2014.

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Glangwili General Hospital
NHS hospitals in Wales Carmarthen Hospitals in Carmarthenshire Hospital buildings completed in 1949 Hospitals established in 1949 1949 establishments in Wales Hywel Dda University Health Board {{UK-hospital-stub