Royal Glamorgan Hospital
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The Royal Glamorgan Hospital , is a District General Hospital in Ynysmaerdy
, Talbot Green
, near Llantrisant
, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The Hospital is operated and maintained by Cwm Taf NHS Trust
and has around 570 beds.
Built beside Ely Valley Road – about three miles (5 km) north of Junction 34 (Llantrisant, Rhondda
, A4119) of the M4 motorway
– on what was known as ' Gwaun Elai ' (Ely Meadow), the Royal Glamorgan Hospital opened in 2000 as a replacement for the ageing World War Two hospital, East Glamorgan General Hospital that was located in Church Village
, near Pontypridd
.
The River Ely
flows through the hospital grounds.
and Diagnostic facilities. There are also nine Operating Theatres. State of the art facilities are provided within the Radiology Department
and the hospital is close to being film less with digital images and reports available to clinicians across the site.
s queuing outside, and patients waiting to be admitted for up to two hours because there was a severe shortage of beds. Something similar was experienced by many hospitals in South Wales during the same period.
Ynysmaerdy
Ynysmaerdy is a village in Talbot Green, near Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is home to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital....
, Talbot Green
Talbot Green
Talbot Green is a village just north of the M4 motorway, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales in the United Kingdom...
, near Llantrisant
Llantrisant
Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The town's name translates as The Parish of the Three Saints. The three saints in question are St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St...
, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The Hospital is operated and maintained by Cwm Taf NHS Trust
Cwm Taf NHS Trust
Cwm Taf NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in Wales which was formed on 1 April 2008 following the merger of the North Glamorgan and Pontypridd & Rhondda NHS Trusts. Cwm Taf NHS Trust provides healthcare services mainly for the population of Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil...
and has around 570 beds.
Built beside Ely Valley Road – about three miles (5 km) north of Junction 34 (Llantrisant, Rhondda
Rhondda
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley , is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley...
, A4119) of the M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
– on what was known as ' Gwaun Elai ' (Ely Meadow), the Royal Glamorgan Hospital opened in 2000 as a replacement for the ageing World War Two hospital, East Glamorgan General Hospital that was located in Church Village
Church Village
Church Village is a large village in the historic parish and community of Llantwit Fardre, located within the Taff Ely district of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales...
, near Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
.
The River Ely
River Ely
The River Ely is a river in South Wales flowing generally south east, from Tonyrefail to the capital city of Cardiff.-Course of the river:...
flows through the hospital grounds.
Services
The Hospital provides a comprehensive range of in-patient, day case and outpatient facilities together with Accident and EmergencyEmergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
and Diagnostic facilities. There are also nine Operating Theatres. State of the art facilities are provided within the Radiology Department
Radiology
Radiology 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...
and the hospital is close to being film less with digital images and reports available to clinicians across the site.
Other facilities
- Acute Mental Health Unit
- Critical Care services including:
- Intensive Care Unit,
- High Dependency Unit,
- Special Care Baby Unit
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Special emergency
In February 2007 the Hospital declared a "special emergency" because it was overwhelmed for 3 days, with up to seven AmbulancesAmbulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
s queuing outside, and patients waiting to be admitted for up to two hours because there was a severe shortage of beds. Something similar was experienced by many hospitals in South Wales during the same period.