University Hospital Llandough

University Hospital Llandough (Welsh: Ysbyty Llandochau Prifysgol) is a district general hospital in Llandough, Wales. It is managed by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

University Hospital Llandough
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
University Hospital Llandough
Shown in the Vale of Glamorgan
Geography
LocationLlandough, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.4492°N 3.2028°W / 51.4492; -3.2028
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeGeneral Hospital
Affiliated universityCardiff University School of Medicine
History
Opened1933
Links
Websitewww.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/uhl-contact-information
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital opened as an infectious diseases hospital known as Llandough Hospital in 1933.[1] The high incidence of disease in the South Wales mining valleys, particularly in the anthracite mines, caused the Medical Research Council to establish a pneumoconiosis unit at the hospital to research these issues in 1945.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948[3] and it became the University Hospital Llandough in 2008.[4]

References
  1. "Llandough hospital marks 80th birthday". Penarth Times. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. Thomas, Hugh. "Medical research in the Rhondda valleys". Postgraduate Medical Journal. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.883.257. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Llandough Hospital, Penarth". National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "University Hospital Llandough". Coflein. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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