 Cronin, whose 1937 novel, "The Citadel", brought much attention to Tredegar's grassroots healthcare system, worked as a doctor at the hospital during the early 1920s.Aneurin Bevan, founder of the National Health Service, became a member of the Cottage Hospital Management Committee around 1928 and was chairman between 1929 and 1930.After services transferred to the new Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan in Ebbw Vale, Tredegar General Hospital closed in 2010.