Glenside Hospital (Adelaide)
| Glenside Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Fullarton Road, Glenside, SA, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Mental health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Glenside Hospital (formerly Parkside Lunatic Asylum and Parkside Mental Hospital) was a mental institution in Glenside, South Australia from 1870 until c. 1980.[1]
History
The Public Colonial Lunatic Asylum of South Australia was founded at the site in 1846 as the state's first purpose-run asylum to house residents deemed mentally ill. It operated until 1852 and the site was not used for such purposes for eighteen years.[1]
The Parkside Lunatic Asylum opened at the Glenside site in 1870. In 1913 it was renamed Parkside Mental Hospital and then Glenside Hospital in 1967.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Williamson, Brett (11 August 2011). "Inside Glenside: A history of mental health in Adelaide". ABC 891 Adelaide. Adelaide: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
The Parkside Lunatic Asylum opened in 1870 and soon became the home for Adelaide's chronic mental health patients.
Coordinates: 34°56′35″S 138°37′30″E / 34.943°S 138.625°E
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