Fort England Psychiatric Hospital

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Fort England Psychiatric Hospital
Eastern Cape Dept of Health
Fort England Psychiatric Hospital
Geography
Location Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates 33°18′56″S26°32′25″E / 33.31561°S 26.54017°E / -33.31561; 26.54017 Coordinates: 33°18′56″S26°32′25″E / 33.31561°S 26.54017°E / -33.31561; 26.54017
Organisation
Care system Specialiazed
Type Psychiatric
Services
Emergency department No
Links
Website http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/hospitals/21/Fort_England_Hospital
Other links List of hospitals in South Africa

Fort England Psychiatric Hospital is a government funded psychiatric hospital and drug rehabilitation centre for the Makana Local Municipality area in Makhanda, Eastern Cape in South Africa.

The hospital departments include a Rehabilitation Centre, pharmacy, Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS, Post Trauma Counseling Services, Laundry Services and Kitchen Services.

Coat of arms

The hospital registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1975 : On a hurt [blue disc], within a double tressure Argent [silver], a fess Argent charged with a chain of nine links Sable [black], the middle link rompu [broken], between in chief an antique lamp enflamed and in base a window Or [gold], set in a wall between two pillars, all Argent. [1] The arms were designed by a Mrs Els. [2]

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References

  1. http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za%5B%5D
  2. Norval, Martha Susanna (1994), Beskrywing van die hospitaal- en opleidingskoolwapens en embleme in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika : 'n etos van verplegingperspektief (in Afrikaans), Pretoria: University of South Africa, hdl:10500/15667