Website www.abm.wales.nhs.uk Phone +44 1792 702222 Founded 1942 | Lists Hospitals in Wales Number of beds 750 Care system NHS Wales | |
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Location Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Hospital type Teaching, Secondary care Affiliated university Swansea University, Cardiff University Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Address Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hours Affiliated universities Swansea University, Cardiff University | ||
Abmu morriston hospital chidren s ward tour
Morriston Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Treforys) 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 is a teaching hospital for medical students of Swansea University Medical School. Most services are housed in buildings constructed since 1981.
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- Abmu morriston hospital chidren s ward tour
- The old perspex tunnel of morriston hospital
- The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery
- Plans
- Architecture
- References
The hospital is the site of the major Emergency Department for Swansea and is considered by the Health Board to be the major trauma centre for South West Wales. The only Intensive Care Unit in Swansea is in Morriston Hospital. In addition to general surgical and medical services, Morriston houses the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery and one of the two Cardiac Centres in Wales and one of three centres (ALACs) of the Wales Artificial Limb & Appliance Service. Other services include renal medicine, neurology, vascular surgery, coronary care unit, oral and maxillofacial surgery, rheumatology and palliative care. The Tŷ Olwen hospice, a Swansea charity, is located here.
The old perspex tunnel of morriston hospital
The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery
The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery provides care for a population of 2.3 million across West, Mid and South Wales. The centre moved to Swansea from St. Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow in 1994 and treats approximately 750 people a year, of which half need inpatient treatment.
Plans
A number of the buildings in Morriston Hospital date back to 1941. A new extension to replace the last of these World War II buildings and several other buildings and improve the roads leading to and within the hospital site, is about to be completed. Improved accommodation will be provided for the Endoscopy suite, Out-patients, Discharge lounge, Multi-professional Education centre, Medical records, Social Services offices, Care Co-ordination Centre, new main entrance, and the Dispensary. It is the latest of several phases of redevelopment confirmed, with other phases proposed.
Architecture
The main building is an example of the Nucleus hospital design which was developed in 1975. It was a response to the energy crisis and to concern that hospital building costs were out of control at that time. The design incorporates a completed functioning hospital (the nucleus) which may be easily extended when demands or budgets permit. It was intended to save energy by maximising natural light and ventilation. Such hospitals consist of low-rise cruciform blocks and square modules, some with a courtyard, linked by a long central corridor. The Nucleus building at Morriston was announced in December 1976 and planning permission granted in March 1978. Construction began in 1981 and the building opened in October 1985.