- Carmarthenshire NHS Trust
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Carmarthenshire NHS Trust was an NHS Trust in Wales. The headquarters of the Trust was in Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen. The Hywel Dda Health Board HQ is in Haverfordwest.
The Trust served around 170,000 people across Carmarthenshire and neighbouring counties. It had two main hospitals, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, and Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, with accident & emergency services. There were four smaller, community hospitals.
Carmarthenshire NHS Trust had over 3,200 staff. The Chairman was Mrs Margaret Price [1], and the Chief Executive was Paul Barnett [2].
It merged with Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust and Pembrokeshire & Derwen NHS Trust in April 2008.[3] The name for the newly merged trust is Hywel Dda NHS Trust.
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Major hospitals
Amman Valley Hospital
Amman Valley Hospital is a 28-bed community hospital in Ammanford.
Bryntirion Hospital
Bryntirion Hospital was a former community geriatric hospital in Llanelli that closed in 2004.
Llandovery Hospital
Llandovery Hospital is a community hospital with 18 beds, in Llandovery.
Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Mynydd Mawr Hospital (the name means 'Big Mountain') is a 38-bed community geriatric hospital, located in Llanelli.
Prince Philip Hospital
Prince Philip Hospital is a 205-bed major acute secondary care hospital, in Llanelli.
West Wales General Hospital
West Wales General Hospital is a 391-bed major acute secondary care hospital, in Carmarthen.
References
Categories:- Defunct Welsh NHS Trusts
- Carmarthenshire
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