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.

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]

References

  1. ^ Kalafong Hospital Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2011
  2. ^ "About Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital". www.kalafonghospital.org.za. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalafong_Hospital
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