Rookwood Hospital is a spinal injuries rehabilitation hospital situated in Llandaff, in the city of Cardiff in South Wales. In Human anatomy, the vertebral column ( backbone or spine) is a column of 34 Vertebrae the Sacrum, Intervertebral Llandaff ( Welsh Llandaf llan church + Taf) is a district in the City of Cardiff, Wales, having Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. It is one of the only twelve spinal rehab hospitals in whole of United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is also a regional neuro-rehabilitation hospital. It is managed by Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. Cymraeg GIG Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in Wales.
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History
Rookwood was built in the year 1886 by the late Colonel Sir Edward Hill, for his own occupation and he, and subsequently Lady Hill, lived there until 1917. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Edward Hill can refer to Edward Hill (US (1835–1900 an officer in the US Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his
The Name
The name 'Rookwood' was given to the house during its course of construction by Lady Hill. A Lady is a Woman who is the counterpart of a Lord, as opposed to lady, the counterpart of a Gentleman. Before her marriage she was brought to see the building operations and was asked to find a suitable name for it. When she came to the property a number of Rooks were flying overhead and she immediately thought of 'Rookwood', and decided that should be the name.
Early Hospital
In 1918 , Rookwood was taken over for convalescent home. At the end of First World War it was purchased by Sir Lawrence Phillips and presented it to the ministry as a home for Welsh Paraplegic Pensioner cases. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After this it was used by the University Hospital of Wales. University Hospital of Wales (referred to locally as "the Heath " or UHW) opened in 1971 is a major 1000-bed hospital situated in the inner city district In 1932 it became a General Hospital after extension. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for
Spinal Unit
During the 1970s and 80s, Rookwood had eight wards caring for people with spinal injuries, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. Brain damage, or Acquired brain injury, is the destruction or degeneration of Brain cells. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's In 2001 the Spinal unit moved to ward 4 and 5 with 31 beds for Spinal Injuries and 5 beds for Amputees.
Psychologists
Rookwood has an active clinical psychology department. Clinical psychology includes the scientific study and application of Psychology for the purpose of understanding preventing
Disablement Services
Rookwood is the site of one of three centres (ALACs) of the Wales Artificial Limb & Appliance Service. The Artificial Limb & Appliance Service (ALAS is an NHS Wales organisation providing support equipment and rehabilitation to people with permanent or long-term impairment
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