Cover image for Zeehan District Hospital
Agency:
Zeehan District Hospital
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1895
End Date:
10 Dec 1970
Description:
Established c.1895 as a cottage hospital it was reconstituted in 1946 as a District Hospital. Despite several proposals for expansion in the 1960s it was finally decided to rationalise hospital services on the West Coast at Queenstown and the Zeehan hospital closed on 10 December 1970. The building was transferred to the (private) Zeehan Medical Union which operates it as a medical centre (see NS1217).~
Legislation Creating:
Order-in-Council 22 March 1946 (TGG 3 April p.573).
Functions Performed:
Health care
Controlling Agencies:
Zeehan Public Hospitals District Board (TA949)22 Mar 194610 Dec 1970
Subsequent Agencies:
Zeehan Medical Centre (NG1217)10 Dec 1970