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| Groote Schuur Hospital | |
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| Western Cape Department of Health | |
 Old Main Building of Groote Schuur Hospital | |
  Shown in Cape Town | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°56′29″S18°27′46″E / 33.94139°S 18.46278°E /-33.94139; 18.46278 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Department of Health |
| Type | District General, Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Cape Town |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes,Major Trauma Centre |
| Beds | 893[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in South Africa |
Groote Schuur Hospital is apublicteaching hospital situated on the slopes ofDevil's Peak in the city ofCape Town,South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-humanheart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeonChristiaan Barnard on the patientLouis Washkansky.[2]
Groote Schuur is the chief academic hospital of theUniversity of Cape Town's medical school, providingtertiary care and instruction in all the major branches of medicine. The hospital underwent major extension in 1984 when two new wings were added. As such, the old main building now mainly houses several academic clinical departments as well as amuseum about the first human heart transplant.
The hospital is known for itstrauma unit,anaesthesiology andinternal medicine departments. Groote Schuur attracts many visiting medical students, residents and specialists each year who come to gain experience in various fields. As December 2006, the hospital employed over 500 doctors, 1300 nurses and 250 allied health professionals.[3]
Groote Schuur isDutch for 'Great Barn' and is named after the originalGroote Schuur estate laid out by Dutch settlers when the city of Cape Town was founded in the 17th century.
The hospital was declared a Western Cape Provincial Heritage Site in 1996.[4]
The N2, merged with the M3, bends around the hospital and Table Mountain National Park on a massive uphill 10-lane highway. This intersection has been namedHospital Bend due to its proximity to the hospital.
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