Kalafong Hospital
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.
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| Gauteng Department of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atteridgeville, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°45′49″S 28°05′25″E |
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| Care system | Public |
| Type | Community; teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Pretoria |
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| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1,113 |
| History | |
| Opened | March 1, 1972 |
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]
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.[2]
References
- Kalafong Hospital Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2011
- http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za%5B%5D
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