Fort England Psychiatric Hospital
| Fort England Psychiatric Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Cape Dept of Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°18′56″S 26°32′25″E / 33.31561°S 26.54017°ECoordinates: 33°18′56″S 26°32′25″E / 33.31561°S 26.54017°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Specialiazed |
| Hospital 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 Grahamstown, 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]
References
- ↑ http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za%5B%5D
- ↑ 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