Site of a demolished hospital, Aberbargoed
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Site of a demolished hospital, Aberbargoed
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 1 Jun 2013
Viewed from Pant Street. The name sign remains as a reminder that this was Aberbargoed & District Hospital, demolished after closure in November 2010. The hospital, run by Aneurin Bevan Health Board, was more than 100 years old. No longer able to provide modern technology facilities, it was the first hosptital in Caerphilly County Borough to close ahead of the opening of the new 255-bed Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, which at the time was being built in Ystrad Mynach. The demolished hospital had 22 beds which were mostly used for elderly and frail patients waiting to return home or transfer to a care home. It was also the home base for the district nursing team, the community mental health team, school nurses and a community paediatric nurse.
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51.693727
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-3.222918