Lluesty Hospital

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{{Infobox hospital

| Name = Lluesty Hospital

| Org/Group = Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

| Image = Holywell Chapel.jpg

| Caption = Holywell Chapel with the old Lluesty Hospital in the background

| map_type = Wales Flintshire

| map_caption = Shown in Flintshire

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| Location = Holywell, Flintshire

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| State = Wales

| Country = UK

| Coordinates = {{coord|53.2663|-3.2168|display=inline,title}}

| HealthCare = NHS Wales

| Type = Community Hospital

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| Founded = 1840

| Closed = 2008

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Lluesty Hospital ({{langx|cy|Ysbyty Lluesty}}) was a community hospital in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The hospital had its origins in the Holywell Union Workhouse which was designed by John Welch and completed in 1840.{{cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Holywell/|title=Holywell|publisher=Workhouses|accessdate=21 March 2020}} A separate infirmary was added in 1913.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=885&page=34|title=Lluesty Hospital, Holywell|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=28 February 2019}} The facility became the Luesty Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and then joined the National Health Service as Lluesty General Hospital in 1948. After services transferred to Holywell Community Hospital, Lluesty Hospital closed in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/holywells-hospital-open-day-2839923|title=Holywell’s hospital has an open day|publisher=Daily Post|date=3 March 2008|accessdate=28 February 2019}}

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