The hospital was founded in 1918 as a sanitorium and industrial colony for the treatment of tuberculosis under the direction of Dr (later Sir) Pendrill Varrier Jones.
The hospital was founded in 1918 as a sanitorium and industrial colony for the treatment of tuberculosis, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. The institution was initially under the direction of Dr (later Sir) Pendrill Varrier Jones.