Ysbyty Gwynedd

Ysbyty Gwynedd
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd is located in Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Shown in Gwynedd
Geography
LocationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53°12′32″N 4°09′43″W / 53.2090°N 4.1620°W / 53.2090; -4.1620
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeGeneral hospital
Services
Beds463
History
Opened1984
Links
Websitebcuhb.nhs.wales/services/hospitals/ysbyty-gwynedd/

Ysbyty Gwynedd (English: Gwynedd Hospital) is a district general hospital in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the aging Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary,[1] opened in May 1984.[2] A specialist cancer centre opened at the hospital in September 2010[3] and a major expansion of the accident and emergency facilities was completed in 2019.[4]

Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd

The Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital radio was named "station of the year" at the Hospital Radio Associations 2022 awards,[5] and won a digital radio award at the 2022 Community Radio Awards.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Site of the Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary". Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "NHS Facilities (Gwynedd)". Hansard. 22 April 1985. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Specialist cancer centre opens at Bangor hospital". BBC. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Ysbyty Gwynedd £14m A&E revamp to treat up to 70,000 patients a year rubber stamped". Daily Post. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd wins Hospital Radio Station of the Year 2022". 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Welsh star Mici Plwm joins Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd!". 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ UK, RadioToday (22 November 2022). "All the winners from the 2022 Community Radio Awards".