Morriston Hospital's New Entrance Opens - Swansea, Wales.
N 51° 41.120 W 003° 56.078
30U E 435388 N 5726454
The BBC Wales TV reported on 22 June 2015 the headline which reads "Morriston Hospital's new entrance opens in £60m development" Ysbyty Treforys, the Welsh name for Morriston Hospital, is located in Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston, Swansea, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMQBMR
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/30/2016
Views: 1
Ysbyty Treforys is the Welsh name for Morriston Hospital, the largest in Wales, which has around 750 beds. Ysbyty Treforys is one of four major hospitals, run by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board. The board serves a population of about half a million people.
The hospital is continually being upgraded & improved since it first opened, some of its buildings date from 1941.
"Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board was formed on 1st October 2009 as a result of a reorganisation within the NHS in Wales and consists of the former Local Health Boards (LHBs) for Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend and also the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust. The Health Board covers a population of approximately 500,000 people and has a budget of £1.3 billion. The Health Board employs approximately 16,000 members of staff, 70% of whom are involved in direct patient care." Text Source; (
visit link)
The News story relating to the new wing & entrance of the Hospital;
"The new main entrance to Morriston Hospital in Swansea has opened its doors as part of a £60m development of the site.
The opening will see the transfer of outpatient services from older sections of the hospital, with a phased moved over the coming weeks.
An estimated 264,000 patients will use the new block each year.
The work is part of a larger £102m redevelopment of the whole site, with new roads, a helipad and car park.
A specialist rehabilitation centre has also opened.
The first unit to move over will be endoscopy, which is due to open by the end of the month.
The range of services at the new building will include:
?General outpatients
?Paediatric outpatients
?Fracture clinic
?X-ray to support the general outpatients department
?Pre-assessment clinics
?Head and neck services
?Cleft lip and palate
?Blood tests
?Lung tests
?Education centre
?Endoscopy suites
A number of shops are due to open over the summer at the front of the building.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board chief executive Paul Roberts said: "We always want to improve our services and facilities, and this is a demonstrable example of how that is being achieved.
"It is a very proud moment for everybody."
The board's Disability Reference Group, which gave advice during the design and building phase, was given a tour of the facilities prior to the public opening." Text Source; (
visit link)
Address:
Ysbyty Treforys - Heol Maes Eglwys, Swansea, SA6 6NL Wales.