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The hospital has its origins in a home for the elderly and infirm which was opened by [[David Lloyd George]] MP as Plas Maelor in 1934.<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrexham.com/history/the-history-of-wrexhams-hospitals-43294.html|title=The History of Wrexham's Hospitals|date=29 April 2014|publisher=Wrexham.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> It served as an emergency military hospital during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and then joined the [[National Health Service]] as Maelor General Hospital in 1948.<ref name=hist/> |
The hospital has its origins in a home for the elderly and infirm which was opened by [[David Lloyd George]] MP as Plas Maelor in 1934.<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrexham.com/history/the-history-of-wrexhams-hospitals-43294.html|title=The History of Wrexham's Hospitals|date=29 April 2014|publisher=Wrexham.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> It served as an emergency military hospital during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and then joined the [[National Health Service]] as Maelor General Hospital in 1948.<ref name=hist/> The hospital was rebuilt using a nucleus layout and re-opened by the [[Duchess of Kent]] in 1986.<ref name=hist/> |
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In 1994 Maelor Hospital was widely criticised for sending a stillborn baby's body to [[Cardiff]]'s [[University Hospital of Wales]] (UHW) in a cardboard box.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital sent body by post in cardboard box|last=Holden|first=Wendy|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994|page=3}}</ref> The body should have undertaken the 200 mile journey by ambulance or [[funeral director]] but was instead given to a private courier firm to save costs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baby's body transported in box|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994|page=6}}</ref> The body was carried in a plastic bag inside a plastic container, packed in a cardboard box, and was delivered along with medical supplies to UHW's stores. It was only discovered when the bottom of the cardboard box gave way and the plastic box fell out. [[Rhodri Morgan]], then the [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Cardiff West (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff West]], said: "This is the most disgraceful incident in the health service in Wales during my seven years as an MP."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital sent baby's body by courier|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994}}</ref> [[John Marek]], then the MP for [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]], wrote to [[Secretary of State for Health|Health Secretary]] [[Virginia Bottomley]] "urging her to issue instructions to ensure a similar incident did not occur again."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospitals split over body sent in parcel|last=Roy|first=Amit|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Sunday Telegraph]]|location=London|date=20 November 1994|page=7}}</ref> |
In 1994 Maelor Hospital was widely criticised for sending a stillborn baby's body to [[Cardiff]]'s [[University Hospital of Wales]] (UHW) in a cardboard box.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital sent body by post in cardboard box|last=Holden|first=Wendy|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994|page=3}}</ref> The body should have undertaken the 200 mile journey by ambulance or [[funeral director]] but was instead given to a private courier firm to save costs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baby's body transported in box|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994|page=6}}</ref> The body was carried in a plastic bag inside a plastic container, packed in a cardboard box, and was delivered along with medical supplies to UHW's stores. It was only discovered when the bottom of the cardboard box gave way and the plastic box fell out. [[Rhodri Morgan]], then the [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Cardiff West (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff West]], said: "This is the most disgraceful incident in the health service in Wales during my seven years as an MP."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospital sent baby's body by courier|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London|date=19 November 1994}}</ref> [[John Marek]], then the MP for [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]], wrote to [[Secretary of State for Health|Health Secretary]] [[Virginia Bottomley]] "urging her to issue instructions to ensure a similar incident did not occur again."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hospitals split over body sent in parcel|last=Roy|first=Amit|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Sunday Telegraph]]|location=London|date=20 November 1994|page=7}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:42, 11 February 2019
| Wrexham Maelor Hospital | |
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| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_161697.jpg) Wrexham Maelor Hospital | |
  Shown in Wrexham County Borough | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°02′48″N 3°00′37″W / 53.0467°N 3.0104°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | Glyndŵr University Bangor University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 981 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
The Wrexham Maelor Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam) is a district general hospital for the North East Wales region of Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
History
The hospital has its origins in a home for the elderly and infirm which was opened by David Lloyd George MP as Plas Maelor in 1934.[1] It served as an emergency military hospital during the Second World War and then joined the National Health Service as Maelor General Hospital in 1948.[1] The hospital was rebuilt using a nucleus layout and re-opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1986.[1]
In 1994 Maelor Hospital was widely criticised for sending a stillborn baby's body to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in a cardboard box.[2] The body should have undertaken the 200 mile journey by ambulance or funeral director but was instead given to a private courier firm to save costs.[3] The body was carried in a plastic bag inside a plastic container, packed in a cardboard box, and was delivered along with medical supplies to UHW's stores. It was only discovered when the bottom of the cardboard box gave way and the plastic box fell out. Rhodri Morgan, then the MP for Cardiff West, said: "This is the most disgraceful incident in the health service in Wales during my seven years as an MP."[4] John Marek, then the MP for Wrexham, wrote to Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley "urging her to issue instructions to ensure a similar incident did not occur again."[5]
Services
The hospital has with 981 beds.[6] It forms part of the North Wales trauma network, working in conjunction with the major trauma centres at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent for adult patients and Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool for paediatric patients.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "The History of Wrexham's Hospitals". Wrexham.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Holden, Wendy (19 November 1994). "Hospital sent body by post in cardboard box". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 3.
- ^ "Baby's body transported in box". The Times. London. 19 November 1994. p. 6.
- ^ "Hospital sent baby's body by courier". The Independent. London. 19 November 1994.
- ^ Roy, Amit (20 November 1994). "Hospitals split over body sent in parcel". The Sunday Telegraph. London. p. 7.
- ^ "NHS beds by organisation and site". Stats Wales. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Major Trauma Services" (PDF). Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Retrieved 31 May 2013.