St Cadoc's Hospital

Not to be confused with the electoral ward of St Cadocs/Penygarn.
Saint Cadoc's Hospital

St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, 2011
Geography
Location Caerleon, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°36′50″N 2°57′46″W / 51.6139°N 2.9627°W / 51.6139; -2.9627Coordinates: 51°36′50″N 2°57′46″W / 51.6139°N 2.9627°W / 51.6139; -2.9627
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Mental Health
Affiliated university Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Founded 1906
Links
Website www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/directory/hospitals/218
Lists Hospitals in Wales

Saint Cadoc's Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Cadog) is located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport.

The building was designed by Alfred J. Wood FRIBA, London and named after Saint Cadoc. Saint Cadoc's church is located in the town.

The hospital, which opened in 1906 as the Newport Borough Asylum, was built to accommodate up to 350 patients. Extensive outbuildings were later added on the site, but since 2005 the number of residents has been very small with the growing emphasis on care in the community.

St Cadoc's Hospital provides a number of mental health services:

In the media

St Cadoc's Hospital in Caerleon has been featured as a location of episodes in the BBC television programmes Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Being Human.[1]

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