Prince Charles Hospital

Prince Charles Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty'r Tywysog Siarl) is a district general hospital in Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

For the hospital of the same name in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, see The Prince Charles Hospital.

Prince Charles Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Shown in Merthyr Tydfil
Geography
LocationGurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.7641°N 3.3849°W / 51.7641; -3.3849
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1978
Links
Websitecwmtafmorgannwg.wales/visiting/prince-charles-hospital/

History

Construction of the first phase of the new hospital began in 1972 and it was officially opened in 1978.[1] Services were transferred from Merthyr General Hospital in 1986, and once a second phase of the Prince Charles Hospital had been completed in 1991, services also transferred from Buckland Hospital.[2]

A new Emergency Care Centre opened in 2012[3] and the complete refurbishment of the whole hospital was approved by the Welsh Government in October 2013.[4]

As part of a £6m revamp, a new state-of-the-art maternity unit was unveiled at the hospital in 2019.[5]

A hospital helipad was installed in 2017 at the cost of £700,000 and intended to be used for emergency night-time takeoffs and landings by rescue helicopters. It is yet to be used because of a lack of adequate fencing or lights, which has raised safety concerns.[6] Emergency helicopters are having to use the hospital’s old helipad in the meantime.[7]

References
  1. "Prince Charles Hospital". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Prince Charles Hospital". Merthyr History. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "Minister opens Prince Charles Hospital's emergency care centre". Welsh Government. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. "Approval for Prince Charles Hospital refurbishment". Welsh Government. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. "First look inside the new state-of-the-art maternity unit at Prince Charles Hospital". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. "Hospital's brand new £700,000 helipad has never been used despite being built two and a half years ago". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "NHS chiefs spent £700,000 on helipad which has never been used". Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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