Morriston Hospital -Ysbyty Treforys: The Early Years - Swansea, Wales.
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Morriston Hospital - Ysbyty Treforys - The Early Years - Paperback 1993 - The hospital is one of the largest in Wales, & has around 750 beds. Run by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. Located in, Morriston, Swansea, South Wales.
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Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/30/2016
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Ysbyty Treforys is the Welsh name for Morriston Hospital - One of four major hospitals, in 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 in 1942. Some of its buildings currently in use date from 1941.

'Morriston Hospital - Ysbyty Treforys: The early years' by Dewi Glannant Williams;
"This book is about the early years of Morriston Hospital in Wales, starting in 1942. It was written in 1993 & is 202 pages. If you're interested in the early years of "Morriston" or what wartime was like at a new hospital in Wales, this book is a good read. It has numerous anecdotes & photos of staff from 1942 to the mid-50's. It gives the reader a good view of what it was like back then." Text Source; (visit link)

" 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)

News story relating to a new wing of the Hospital; (visit link)
ISBN Number: 10:0952144506

Author(s): Dewi Glannant Williams

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