Singleton Hospital is a 550 bed hospital

Hospital

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 located in Sketty Lane, Swansea

Swansea

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, Wales

Wales

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, operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. The main building was completed in 1958. The hospital adjoins Singleton Park

Singleton Park

Singleton Park is the largest urban park in the city of Swansea and is located in Sketty. The park has hosted many entertainment and cultural events such as Party in the Park and Proms in the Park which were regular events by local stations The Wave & Swansea Sound and other music events held by...

 and the main campus of the Swansea University

Swansea University

Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...

 where there is a nursing school and a school of medicine. Singleton Hospital hosts one of the teaching centres for Swansea University School of Medicine

Swansea University School of Medicine

Swansea University College of Medicine is a medical school in the Swansea University campus with additional teaching centres located throughout South and West Wales, including Cefn Coed, Singleton Hospital and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush Hospital in...

;http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=743&pid=29854 the other teaching centre is based at the nearby Morriston Hospital

Morriston Hospital

Morriston Hospital is a 750 bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston in Swansea, Wales. Morriston is the largest hospital in the city and county of Swansea and is operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. Alongside its role as a district general hospital, Morriston...

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Departments include:

• Acute General Medical
• Care of the Elderly
• General Surgical
• Ophthalmology
  Ophthalmology
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• ENT
  Otolaryngology
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   and Radiotherapy Departments
• High Dependency Unit and Intensive Care
• Coronary Care Unit
• Obstetrics
  Obstetrics
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   and Gynaecology
  Gynaecology
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• General Paediatric Department
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (recognised as a sub-regional Centre)
• Genetic counselling clinics are held weekly
• Genito-Urinary Medicine Unit
• Department of Medical Physics and Radiotherapy
• Microbiology
• Radiology (including Wales' first 3-tesla MRI scanner)
• Haematology (regional bone marrow transplant centre)
• Oncology (South West Wales Cancer Centre)

There is also a GP-led Minor Injuries Unit which takes on some of the responsibilities typically dealt with by an Accident and Emergency department, in a more convenient location for many living in the city.http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/863/page/39287 The main A&E for Swansea is in Morriston.

The Maggie's Cancer Care Centre

Maggie's centres

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 for South West Wales

South West Wales

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 is located in the grounds of Singleton Hospital in temporary accommodation. There are plans to build dedicated premises at the Singleton Hospital site, with a design by late Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.

Singleton Hospital also benefits from its own Hospital Radio Station, Radio City 1386AM

Radio City 1386AM

Radio City 1386AM - The ABM University Health Board's Radio Service is the Hospital Radio service based in Singleton Hospital, Swansea.-About the service:...

which has been part of the hospital since 1968.

External links

• Swansea NHS Trust