Kalafong Hospital

Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital (also known as Kalafong Hospital) is a public hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The hospital is situated on the western outskirts of Pretoria in the suburb of Atteridgeville. The University of Pretoria uses the hospital as a training institution for the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Coordinates25°45′49″S 28°05′25″E
TypeCommunity; teaching
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Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital
Gauteng Department of Health
Geography
LocationAtteridgeville, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates25°45′49″S 28°05′25″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeCommunity; teaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Pretoria
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1,113
History
FoundedMarch 1, 1972; 54 years ago (1972-03-01)
Links
Websitewww.kalafonghospital.org.za
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History

Construction commenced in 1965, with patient treatment commencing on 1 March 1972. On 9 March 1973 the Honourable Mr Sybrand van Niekerk, then Administrator of the Transvaal, officially opened the hospital.[1][2]

Coat of arms

The hospital registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1980: Azure, an Ansate cross Argent, charged on the shaft with a bee, Or.[3]

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