| Porirua Lunatic Asylum | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Porirua, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°08′28″S 174°49′55″E / 41.141037°S 174.831952°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Porirua Asylum, Porirua Hospital, Porirua Psychiatric Hospital |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Links | |
| Website | poriruahospitalmuseum |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Porirua Lunatic Asylum (alternates: Porirua Asylum, Porirua Hospital, Porirua Psychiatric Hospital; currently: Porirua Hospital Museum) was a psychiatric hospital located in Porirua. Established in 1887, it was at one time the largest hospital in New Zealand.[1] The patients ranged from those with psychotic illnesses, to the senile, or alcoholics.
- ^ "The History of Health Care in Porirua". Porirua City Council. Retrieved 4 September 2011.