Bronglais Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
The entrance to Bronglais Hospital
Shown in Ceredigion
Geography
Location	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°24′58″N 4°04′18″W / 52.4160°N 4.0717°W / 52.4160; -4.0717
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Community Hospital
Affiliated university	Aberystwyth University
History
Opened	1821
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Bronglais Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Bronglais) is an Acute District General Hospital in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. It is the only acute hospital within mid-Wales and is the main hospital for the students of Aberystwyth University.^[1]

History

The hospital has its origins in Aberystwyth Dispensary which was founded in Great Darkgate Street in 1821.^[2] It moved to Upper Portland Street as the Aberystwyth Infirmary and Cardiganshire General Hospital in 1838, to Little Darkgate Street (now called Eastgate) in 1858 and to North Road in 1888.^[2] It joined the National Health Service as Aberystwyth and Cardiganshire General Hospital in 1948.^[2]

Following the demolition of the Aberystwyth Union Workhouse,^[3] it moved to the site previously occupied by the workhouse in Caradog Road in 1966.^[4] A new accident and emergency department opened in March 2013.^[5] Local perceptions of under-investment in the hospital led the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care to conclude in 2014 that there was "a near-dysfunctional level of mistrust, misunderstanding and concern" about the health board's plans.^[6]