| Lakeside Mental Hospital | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Not applicable |
| Speciality | Psychiatric |
| History | |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Closed | 1990s |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
| Other links | List of Australian mental asylums |
Lakeside Mental Hospital, originally known as Ballarat Asylum[1] and later known as 'Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital', was an Australian psychiatric hospital, located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
The site is now used for the Ballarat Aquatic Centre, a number of sporting facilities, and the Lake Gardens housing estate.