Livingstone Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Eastern Cape Department of Health |
Location: | Korsten, Port Elizabeth |
Region: | Eastern Cape |
Country: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.9252°N 25.5698°W |
Healthcare: | Public |
Type: | Tertiary |
Emergency: | Yes |
Affiliation: | Nelson Mandela University |
Website: | Livingstone Hospital |
Wiki-Links: | List of hospitals in South Africa |
Livingstone Hospital is a large Provincial government-funded hospital situated in Korsten, Port Elizabeth in South Africa. It is a tertiary hospital and forms part of the Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex.
The hospital departments include The Emergency Department, the Paediatric, the Out Patients Department, Surgical Services, Medical Services, Operating Theatre & CSSD Services, a Pharmacy, Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS Wellness Clinic/ID clinic, Post Trauma Counseling Services, Occupational Services, X-ray Services, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, NHLS Laboratory, Oral Health Care Provides Maxillofacial Facial, Laundry Services, Kitchen Services and a Mortuary.
The hospital assumed a coat of arms in 1958, described as "Azure, a pyramid Argent charged with a representation of the Donkin lighthouse Gules".[1] The arms were registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1968, the lighthouse being incorrectly described as a "campanile proper".[2] The coat of arms was designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton.