Neath Port Talbot Hospital
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Neath Port Talbot Hospital is a major acute secondary care 270 bed hospital
located in Port Talbot
, Wales
. It is sited on Baglan Moors beside Afan Way
.
It was built to replace the demolished Neath Hospital. The hospital was officially opened by HRH The Prince of Wales on February 3, 2003.
Facilities at the hospital include:
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
located in Port Talbot
Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is sited on Baglan Moors beside Afan Way
A4241 road
The A4241 is a distributor road serving Port Talbot, Wales.-Route:The A4241 begins at the Sunnycroft roundabout in Baglan near Baglan railway station traversing Seaway Parade in a south westerly direction, where it serves the Baglan Bay area and the Baglan Energy Park, until the junction with Afan...
.
It was built to replace the demolished Neath Hospital. The hospital was officially opened by HRH The Prince of Wales on February 3, 2003.
Facilities at the hospital include:
- Medical Admissions Unit
- Medical Specialities; Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Diabetology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Care of the Elderly Medicine
- High Dependency/Coronary care unitCoronary care unitA coronary care unit is a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, Cardiac dysrhythmia and various other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment.-Characteristics:...
- Elective surgeryElective surgeryElective surgery is surgery that is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency...
- UrologyUrologyUrology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
- Orthopaedics
- GynaecologyGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
- EndoscopyEndoscopyEndoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an endoscope , an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ...
Department - 24 Hour Local Accident & Emergency Service
- High Dependency/Coronary care unit
- Outpatient clinics
- MaternityMaternityMaternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...
service - Children's assessment unit
- RadiologyRadiologyRadiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
unit - RehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
- Mental HealthMental healthMental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
Unit - Palliative CarePalliative carePalliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
Unit - Children's Centre
- Education Centre