It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The hospital was commissioned by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company to provide hospital facilities for their employees in the Rhymney Valley.

[1] The hospital was subsequently maintained by the men themselves, who made contributions towards its upkeep.

The closure anticipated the opening of the new Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr facility at Ystrad Mynach which became the permanent acute facility in the area in March 2012.

[2] The hospital was subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped for residential use in 2015.