Swansea Hospital
| Swansea General and Eye Hospital | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | St Helen's Road, Swansea, Wales |
| History | |
| Former name | Swansea Hospital |
| Opened | 1817 |
| Closed | 1968 |
Swansea Hospital (known later as Swansea General and Eye Hospital) was a hospital in Swansea, Wales. It closed after the building of Morriston Hospital and Singleton Hospital.[1]
History
Swansea Hospital was founded in 1814 as a dispensary. It became an infirmary from 1817.[1]
The hospital was made bigger in 1863, with Florence Nightingale contributing £25 towards the building work that completed in 1878. In 1899, the Eye Hospital was added.[2][3][4]
In 1904, Florence Price was appointed house physician, the first woman to join the medical staff.[5]
In the 1920s, the hospital employed over 150 nurses and auxiliaries.[6]
From the opening of Singleton Hospital in the late 1960s, the hospital's use became limited. It was used as a children's orthopaedic centre until this also relocated to Singleton Hospital.[2] Swansea General and Eye Hospital closed in 1968.[1]
Location
Swansea Hospital was on the corner of St Helen's Road and Brynymor Road. In the early 1900s, a tram service ran along St Helen's Road, which served the hospital.[7] Only one of the hospital's buildings is still standing. It is now occupied by a residential home called Homegower House.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Swansea's old hospital". Swansea. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- 1 2 "Historic building given new lease of life as GP practice opens its doors". Swansea Bay University Health Board. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ↑ "Letter from Florence Nightingale | People's Collection Wales". www.peoplescollection.wales. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ↑ "FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND SWANSEA". The Cambria Daily Leader. 1913-11-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-05-11 – via Welsh Newspapers.
- ↑ "Florence Price". Narberth Museum: Women of West Wales. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ↑ "Swansea Hospital and its nurses". Swansea. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ↑ Dalling, Robert (2018-09-15). "The familiar landmarks that vanished from Swansea in the name of progress". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
Further reading
- Davies, Thomas Gruffydd (1988). Deeds Not Words: A History of the Swansea General and Eye Hospital. University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708310109.