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Westland Hospital was one of two hospitals in
The hospital was founded in 1865 to the south of the Hokitika River and rebuilt about 1875 to the north of the town. It was located adjacent to the
Photo of Westland and Seaview Hospitals in Te Ara
Westland District Hospitals established in 1865 Hokitika
Hokitika
Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of .
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. It was founded in 1865 and closed in 1989.
History
The hospital was founded in 1865 to the south of the Hokitika River and rebuilt about 1875 to the north of the town. It was located adjacent to the Seaview Asylum
The Seaview Asylum (also known as Seaview Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital located to the north of Hokitika, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island, adjacent to the former Westland Hospital. Open from 1872 to 2009, Seaview tra ...
.
Ebenezer Teichelmann
Ebenezer Teichelmann (23 March 1859 – 20 December 1938), known as 'the little Doctor' to his friends, was an Australian-born surgeon, mountaineer, explorer, conservationist and photographer in New Zealand. He was a survivor of the sinking of ...
was appointed Surgical Superintendent in 1897, holding the position until 1914. He was assisted by his nurse Bess Hudson
Elizabeth Mary Hudson (28 April 1875 – 7 May 1961) was an early nurse in Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Early life and family
Hudson was born in Hokitika on 28 April 1875, the second daughter of Mary Hudson (n ...
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In 1906 there was a matron and four nurses. The hospital had three wards and accommodated 50 beds. 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
The Mayor of Hokitika officiated over the borough of Hokitika in New Zealand. The office was created in 1866 when Hokitika became a municipality and a borough two years later, and ceased with the 1989 local government reforms, when Hokitika Borou ...
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After a sit-in and protests, the Mandl Wing closed in 1985. The rest of the hospital closed in 1989 and the buildings were demolished in the 1990s.
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Photo of Westland and Seaview Hospitals in Te Ara
Westland District Hospitals established in 1865 Hokitika