Maesteg Community Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name =Maesteg Community Hospital
| Org/Group = Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
| Image = Maesteg Community Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 53533.jpg
| Caption =Maesteg Community Hospital
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| Location = Maesteg
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| State = Wales
| Country = United Kingdom
| HealthCare = NHS Wales
| Type = Community hospital
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| Emergency = No
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| Founded = 1914
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| map_type =Wales Bridgend
| map_caption=Shown in Bridgend County Borough
| coordinates={{coord|51.6104|-3.6694|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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Maesteg Community Hospital ({{langx|cy|Ysbyty Cymunedol Maesteg}}) is a community hospital in Maesteg, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
History
The hospital has its origins in a temporary facility established for injured servicemen in 1914.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/humble-beginnings-during-wwi-maesteg-8666638|title=From humble beginnings during WWI, Maesteg Hospital 'still hub of medical care in the valley' as it marks 100 years|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Wales Online|accessdate=26 February 2019}} The current hospital, which was designed by Mr J Humphreys as a permanent facility and built by Mr Tom Thomas, opened later in the war.{{cite web|url=http://www.oldukphotos.com/glamorgan-maesteg.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720004356/http://www.oldukphotos.com/glamorgan-maesteg.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 July 2008|title=Old Photos of Maesteg in Glamorgan / Sir Morgannwg, South Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain|publisher=Old UK Photos|accessdate=26 February 2019}} It subsequently became a maternity hospital and joined the National Health Service as Maesteg General Hospital in 1948.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=2476|title=Maesteg General Hospital, Maesteg|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=26 February 2019}}
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Category:NHS hospitals in Wales
Category:Hospitals in Bridgend County Borough
Category:Hospitals established in 1914
Category:Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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