Porirua Lunatic Asylum

Porirua Lunatic Asylum
Map
Geography
LocationPorirua, New Zealand
Coordinates41°08′28″S 174°49′55″E / 41.141037°S 174.831952°E / -41.141037; 174.831952
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Former name(s)Porirua Asylum, Porirua Hospital, Porirua Psychiatric Hospital
Opened1887
Links
Websiteporiruahospitalmuseum.flh.nz
ListsHospitals 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.

  1. ^ "The History of Health Care in Porirua". Porirua City Council. Retrieved 4 September 2011.