Glangwili General Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Glangwili General Hospital
Shown in Carmarthenshire
Geography
Location	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Coordinates	51°52′05″N 4°17′05″W / 51.8681°N 4.2846°W / 51.8681; -4.2846
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	General
History
Opened	1949
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

Glangwili General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Glangwili), previously known as West Wales General Hospital, is a general hospital in Carmarthen, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board.

History

The hospital opened as the West Wales General Hospital in 1949.^[1] It changed its name to Glangwili General Hospital following a vote in 2010.^[2]

In September 2014 a new renal dialysis unit run by Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd was opened at the hospital, with a contract to run for at least seven years.^[3] As part of the reorganisation of acute services in Wales a full-time inpatient paediatric service was provided at Glangwili from October 2014.^[4]