Kalafong Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital
| Org/Group = Gauteng Department of Health
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| Location = Atteridgeville
| Region = Pretoria
| State = Gauteng
| Country = South Africa
| Coordinates = {{coord|-25.7636 |28.0904 |format=dms |region:ZA_type:landmark |display=inline,title}}
| HealthCare = Public
| Type = Community; teaching
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| Emergency = Yes
| Affiliation = University of Pretoria
| Beds = 1,113
| Founded = {{start date and age|1972|3|1}}
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| Website = {{URL|https://www.kalafonghospital.org.za}}
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Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital (also known as Kalafong Hospital) is a public hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The hospital is situated on the western outskirts of Pretoria in the suburb of Atteridgeville. The University of Pretoria uses the hospital as a training institution for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
History
Construction commenced in 1965, with patient treatment commencing on 1 March 1972. On 9 March 1973 the Honourable Mr Sybrand van Niekerk, then Administrator of the Transvaal, officially opened the hospital.[http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=14976&subid=14976 Kalafong Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930141208/http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=14976&subid=14976 |date=2012-09-30 }} Retrieved 27 June 2011{{Cite web |date=2023-08-24 |title=About Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital |url=https://www.kalafonghospital.org.za/about-us/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=www.kalafonghospital.org.za |language=en-US}}
Coat of arms
The hospital registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1980: Azure, an Ansate cross Argent, charged on the shaft with a bee, Or.[https://archive.today/20120629122538/http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl]
References
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1973
Category:Teaching hospitals in South Africa
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