Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr
Map of service area in Wales
Type	NHS Wales Local health board
Established	1 October 2009
Headquarters	Penrhosgarnedd Bangor LL57 2PW[1]
Region served	Anglesey Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Wrexham
Hospitals	Abergele Hospital Bryn Beryl Hospital Bryn y Neuadd Hospital Cefni Hospital Chirk Community Hospital Colwyn Bay Community Hospital Deeside Community Hospital Denbigh Community Hospital Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital Glan Clwyd Hospital Holywell Community Hospital Llandudno General Hospital Mold Community Hospital Royal Alexandra Hospital Ruthin Community Hospital Tywyn Hospital Wrexham Maelor Hospital Ysbyty Alltwen Ysbyty Eryri Ysbyty Gwynedd Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley
Staff	15,481 (2018/19)[2]
Website	bcuhb.nhs.wales

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) (Welsh: Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the north of Wales. It is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, and acute hospital services for a population of around 694,000 people across the six principal areas of north Wales (Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham) as well as some parts of Mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.^[3] Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the operational name of Betsi Cadwaladr Local Health Board.

The Board is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals, 22 other acute and community hospitals, and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases, and mental health units. It coordinates the work of 94 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.

The Board is named after Betsi Cadwaladr, a Welsh nurse born in Bala, Gwynedd in 1789. Towards the end of her life – in her mid-60s – she worked alongside Florence Nightingale, nursing casualties of the Crimean war.^[4]