Ceredigion County Council and Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) are working together in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three facilities in the county – Plascrug Leisure Centre and Penweddig School in Aberystwyth and Cardigan Leisure Centre – will provide additional capacity in response to the unprecedented challenges currently faced by the NHS and social care services.
Further sites across the county continue to be scoped and further information will be provided as and when these are confirmed. The health service is also working with its university partners in Aberystwyth on opportunities for them to support the efforts.
This follows announcements made last week confirming additional capacity in Parc Y Scarlets and the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli and Bluestone National Park Resort in Pembrokeshire.
Dr Phil Kloer, Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive at Hywel Dda UHB, said: “Delivering this additional capacity in Ceredigion will be essential to help us manage patient flow over the coming weeks and we are extremely grateful for all of the support that we are receiving from Ceredigion County Council to help make this happen.
“We have followed the situation in Italy closely to learn where possible and to help our planning. Our European colleagues have provided feedback that patient flow and throughput is a critical factor in response to COVID-19 pressures.”
Eifion Evans, Chief Executive said “Ceredigion County Council is proud to be supporting Hywel Dda University Health Board in establishing our Leisure Centres and one of our secondary schools as facilities which will provide additional capacity as we prepare for the potential impact of COVID-19. This is a reflection of the close partnership working between the two organisations. We thank all staff who have been working tirelessly to prepare for and respond to this crisis.”
Cytuno ar ddefnyddio tri cyfleuster yng Ngheredigion mewn ymateb i COVID-19
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion a Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda (BIPHDd) yn gweithio gyda’i gilydd mewn ymateb i bandemig COVID-19.
Bydd tri cyfleuster yn y sir – Canolfan Hamdden Plascrug ac Ysgol Penweddig yn Aberystwyth a Chanolfan Hamdden Aberteifi – yn darparu capasiti ychwanegol mewn ymateb i’r heriau digynsail y mae’r GIG a gwasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol yn eu hwynebu ar hyn o bryd.
Mae safleoedd pellach ledled y sir yn parhau i gael eu trafod a darperir gwybodaeth bellach pan fydd y rhain yn cael eu cadarnhau. Mae’r gwasanaeth iechyd hefyd yn gweithio gyda’i bartneriaid prifysgol yn Aberystwyth ar gyfleoedd iddynt gefnogi’r ymdrechion.
Mae hyn yn dilyn cyhoeddiadau a wnaed yr wythnos diwethaf yn cadarnhau capasiti ychwanegol ym Mharc Y Scarlets a Chanolfan Selwyn Samuel yng Nghyrchfan Parc Cenedlaethol Llanelli a Bluestone yn Sir Benfro.
Dywedodd Dr Phil Kloer, Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol a Dirprwy Brif Weithredwr Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda: “Bydd darparu’r adnoddau ychwanegol yng Ngheredigion yn hanfodol i’n helpu i reoli llif cleifion dros yr wythnosau nesaf ac rydym yn hynod ddiolchgar am yr holl gefnogaeth yr ydym ni derbyn gan Gyngor Sir Ceredigion i helpu i wneud i hyn ddigwydd.
“Rydyn ni wedi dilyn y sefyllfa yn yr Eidal yn agos i ddysgu lle bo modd ac i gynorthwyo gyda’n cynllunio. Mae ein cydweithwyr yn Ewrop wedi darparu adborth bod llif cleifion yn ffactor hanfodol mewn ymateb i bwysau COVID-19.”
Dywedodd Eifion Evans, Prif Weithredwr : “Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn falch o fod yn cefnogi Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda i sefydlu ein Canolfannau Hamdden ac un o’n hysgolion uwchradd fel cyfleusterau a fydd yn darparu capasiti ychwanegol wrth i ni baratoi ar gyfer effaith bosibl COVID-19. Mae hyn yn adlewyrchiad o’r bartneriaeth agos sy’n gweithio rhwng y ddau sefydliad. Rydyn ni’n diolch i’r holl staff sydd wedi bod yn gweithio’n ddiflino i baratoi ar gyfer yr argyfwng hwn ac ymateb iddo.”
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