- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Infobox Hospital
Name = The Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Org/Group =Cwm Taf NHS Trust
Location =Llantrisant
Region =Rhondda
State =
Country = Wales
HealthCare = NHS
Type = All-purpose
Emergency = Yes
Beds = 570 [ [http://www.cwmtaf.wales.nhs.uk/aboutus/hospitals/royalglamorgan.htm] Number of beds ]
Founded =15 th of march 2000 [ [http://www.pharmacy.wales.nhs.uk/training/royglam.htm] Hospital opening]
Closed =
Website = http://www.cwmtaf.wales.nhs.uk
Wiki-Links = |The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near
Llantrisant has around 570 [ [http://www.cwmtaf.wales.nhs.uk/aboutus/hospitals/royalglamorgan.htm] Cwm Taf NHS Trust - Royal Glamorgan Hospital] beds and provides a comprehensive range of in-patient, day case and outpatient facilities together with Accident and Emergency and Diagnostic facilities. The Acute Mental Health Unit is also based on the Royal Glamorgan site. There are a range of Critical Care services including Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency Unit, Special Care Baby Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. There are also nine Operating Theatres. State of the art facilities are provided within the Radiology Department and the hospital is close to being film less with digital images and reports available to clinicians across the site. The Pathology service is also modern and well staffed using specialist equipment. Modern innovations have been introduced to enable authorised results to be viewed on computer screens in all wards and clinics.In February 2007 the Hospital declared a "special emergency" because it was overwhelmed for 3 days, with up to
seven Ambulance s queuing outside, and patients waiting to be admitted for up totwo hours because there was a severe shortage of beds. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6398549.stm] A&E department overwhelmed] Something experienced by many hospitals is south wales during the same period. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6976853.stm] BBC News - NHS Wales A&E Departments Suffer]References
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6398549.stm Emergencies overwhelm A&E department]
* [http://www.pr-tr.wales.nhs.uk/rgh_eng.html general information]
* [http://www.pharmacy.wales.nhs.uk/training/royglam.htm Pharmacy services]
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