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| Cardiff Royal Infirmary | |
| Aliases: | Albion Hospital CRI |
| Category: | Medical center |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Wales |
| City: | Cardiff |
The Cardiff Royal Infirmary (CRI) is a hospital situated in the heart of Cardiff, Wales. The hospital began with the beginning of Cardiff Dispensary in 1822. It was moved to the present building in 1837 and was called as King Edward Hospital. In 1923, it came to be known as Cardiff Royal Infirmary, with a total bed count of 100, which was later increased to 500 due to the growing population of Cardiff.
The majority of Cardiff Royal Infirmary closed in March 1999, with the West Wing remaining open, for clinic services, genitourinary medicine and rehabilitation, manned by staff from the University Hospital of Wales. There remain 119 beds for stroke, orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment.Also sited to the back of CRI is the Links Community mental health team, Cardiff Addicition Unit, Community Drug and Alcohol team, Methodone and needle exchange clinic
Doctor Who (2005)[]
In the Spring of 2006, members of the alien race known as the Raxacoricofallapatorians representing the Slitheen family staged a faux U.F.O. crash landing in the heart of London. Members of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce recovered a body from the wreckage and took it to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary (referred to as Albion Hospital). This incident sparked the interest of the Ninth Doctor, who went to the hospital to analyze the staff's findings. He learned that the Slitheen had conducted genetic enhancements on a regular Earth pig to make it look like an alien. This was all part of a master plan that would divert the attention of high-ranking government officials, thus enabling the Slitheen the chance to take control of Parliament. [1]
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