St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow
| St Lawrence Hospital | |
|---|---|
  Shown in Monmouthshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°38′20″N 2°41′24″W / 51.6390°N 2.6900°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948 |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Burns unit |
| History | |
| Opened | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
St Lawrence Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty St Lawrence) was a specialist burns hospital on the west side of St Lawrence Road in Chepstow, Wales.
History
St Lawrence Hospital was opened in 1942 and was used by the War Department throughout the war as a military hospital; patients included Italian prisoners of war. In September 1949, it was taken over by the Welsh Hospital Board and the Newport and East Monmouthshire Hospital Management Committee, to form a plastic surgery unit.[1] Expansion in the 1950s brought the number of beds to 124, including a burns unit for which it became particularly well known.[2] In 1994 the burns and plastic surgery units were transferred to Morriston Hospital, Swansea.[3] The hospital was later demolished and the site used for housing.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Plastic Surgery Unit". Hansard. 27 April 1960. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Ivor Waters, The Town of Chepstow, 1972
- ^ The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery. Retrieved 17 March 2015
- ^ "Proposed Housing Development at Bayfield, Chepstow, Gwent". The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. p. 18. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Reserved Matters Application For Landscaping Scheme: St Lawrence Hospital, St Lawrence Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5YX". Monmouthshire Council. Retrieved 23 February 2019.