The restore and enhancements to the hospital price £30m in addition to an additional £600k to refurbish one other unit
In October 2024 a vital incident was declared on the Princess of Wales hospital after “extra severe inside long-term injury” was discovered following a severe leak. It noticed a number of wards broken all through the Bridgend-based hospital. Now, after a yr and £30 million funding, the work to interchange the roof of the unique constructing has been accomplished.
Rainwater entered the positioning in September final yr, inflicting 10 wards and eight theatre areas to be misplaced in addition to the intensive care unit (ICU) needing to relocate.
Sufferers had been pressured to maneuver from the hospital because of the intensive injury and immense strain was placed on the well being board. Keep knowledgeable on Bridgend information by signing as much as our e-newsletter right here
Now, nearly all of the providers pressured to stop working have returned to the hospital with ophthalmology and maternity and neonatal providers opening in January. Most important theatres, endoscopy and the attention unit have additionally reopened.
In addition to the work taken place to interchange the 40-year-old roof, the well being board additionally upgraded its amenities within the course of together with a refurbished ICU, refurbished wards and main upgrades to foremost the theatre suite.
Trauma providers for Cwm Taf Morgannwg College Well being Board stay on the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and will probably be reviewed in 2026 and stroke providers proceed to be briefly relocated at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
While aged care providers stay on the Princess of Wales, sufferers who not want acute care however require some medical enter earlier than they return house, are actually cared for in a devoted neighborhood setting at Ysbyty George Thomas.
An extra £600k funding is getting used to refurbish the hospital’s unit for sterilising surgical tools that may see the alternative of air dealing with items, ceiling, flooring and a few tools which is ongoing.
Upgrades to the positioning are anticipated to proceed over the following two years.
The Cwm Taf Morgannwg College Well being Board have thanked the neighborhood, saying: “We prolong an enormous thanks to everybody in our communities on your endurance as we’ve labored via this unprecedented time.”
