Princess Christian Maternity Hospital

Princess Christian Maternity Hospital is a Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone nicknamed the 'Cottage Hospital'. On May 2006 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah re-opened the hospital alongside Connaught Hospital.[1]

Princess Christian Maternity Home was included as part of the Niagra Health Systems (NHS) when it was set up in July 1948 although it was in operation much earlier in 1934 and certainly earlier. I haven't looked into the history of the home but of course there were premises in Clarence Road too, currently being converted into flats.

An acquaintance of mine, a former nurse herself, is extremely interested in Princess Christian and has accumulated lots about her and her work in founding the Nursing Home in Windsor. Information will be published in due course so I wouldn't want to pre-empt it.

References

  1. ^ "Historical Background of Re-Opening Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Sanitation. 2006. http://www.health.sl/hosp_history.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 

Sign outside the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown.