Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa
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Weskoppies is a public psychiatric hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng. It is situated to the west of the city centre and was built on the site of the old botanical gardens.
LocationSalvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates25°45′27″S 28°09′54″E
Public
TypePsychiatric
| Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital | |
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| Department of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Salvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°45′27″S 28°09′54″E |
| Organisation | |
| Public | |
| Type | Psychiatric |
| University of Pretoria Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1400 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1892 |
The hospital is used by the University of Pretoria and the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, and others, as a teaching hospital.
History
In 1892 the first psychiatric institution in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, the Krankzinnigengesticht te Pretoria (Pretoria Lunatic Asylum), was established in 1892, later being renamed as the Weskoppies Hospital.[1]
