Westland Hospital was one of two hospitals in Hokitika, on the West Coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1865 and closed in 1989.
History[edit]
The hospital was founded in 1865 to the south of the Hokitika River and rebuilt about 1875 to the north of the town.[1] It was located adjacent to the Seaview Asylum.[2]
Ebenezer Teichelmann was appointed Surgical Superintendent in 1897, holding the position until 1914.[3] He was assisted by his nurse Bess Hudson.
In 1906 there was a matron and four nurses. The hospital had three wards and accommodated 50 beds.[1] In 1919 a foundation stone was laid for a war memorial wing which was completed in 1923. The wing was named the Mandl Wing in honour of Joseph Mandl a former mayor of Hokitika.[4][5]
After a sit-in and protests, the Mandl Wing closed in 1985.[5][6] The rest of the hospital closed in 1989 and the buildings were demolished in the 1990s.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Westland Hospital". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1906. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Westland and Seaview hospitals". teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Royal College of Surgeons of England. "Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: Teichelmann, Ebenezer (1859–1939)". Royal College of Surgeons of England. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Corporation Of Hokitika". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1906. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Westland Hospital war memorial wing | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Neame, Peter (1987). Save our hospital : Hokitika fights back. Greymouth, N.Z.: P. Neame. ISBN 0-9597847-0-5. OCLC 154155832.