Livingstone Hospital

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Livingstone Hospital
Eastern Cape Department of Health
Geography
LocationKorsten, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTertiary
Affiliated universityNelson Mandela University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Links
WebsiteLivingstone Hospital
Other linksList of hospitals in South Africa


Livingstone Hospital is a large provincial government-funded hospital situated in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, 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 & Central Sterile Services Department (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". The arms were registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1968, the lighthouse being incorrectly described as a "campanile proper". The coat of arms was designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton.

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