H.M. Stanley Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty H.M. Stanley) was a community hospital in St Asaph, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. It served as the headquarters of the Welsh Ambulance Service until 2019.
| H.M. Stanley Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
 H.M. Stanley Hospital | |
  Shown in Denbighshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°15′08″N 3°26′06″W / 53.2521°N 3.4351°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Local authority and private subscription to 1948; NHS from 1948 |
| Type | Community hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1839 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
editThe hospital had its origins in the St. Asaph Union Workhouse which was designed by John Welch and completed in 1839.[1] The workhouse became home to Henry Morton Stanley, who went on to become an adventurer and journalist, in 1847.[1] A new infirmary was built in 1903.[1] The workhouse became the St Asaph Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service as the H.M. Stanley Hospital, named after its famous student, in 1948.[2]
After the health board found that the hospital would need substantial refurbishment work to restore it to a status that was fit for purpose, services at the hospital were transferred to other hospitals, including a new eye unit at Abergele Hospital[3] and it closed in April 2012.[2] The site was the headquarters of the Welsh Ambulance Service until 2019, when the trust moved to St Asaph Business Park.[4][5] In 2019, the building was in the process of being decommissioned and sold.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "St Asaph". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b "HM Stanley Hospital closed and put on market for sale". BBC News. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Hospital eye services in £1.5m switch from St Asaph to Abergele". Denbighshire Free Press. North Wales News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Welsh Ambulance Service moves into its new St Asaph home". Rhyl Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Charity". Charity Commission. Retrieved 24 February 2019.