The hospital was established by the conversion of two houses (one belonging to the
Ebbw Vale Steelworks manager and one belonging to the Steelworks surgeon) in 1900. It joined the
National Health Service in 1948 It briefly reopened as a private hospital in April 2008, but after
Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan became the main provider of healthcare in the area in October 2010, the hospital got into financial difficulties and ceased trading in May 2012. ==References==