Cornwall Hospital | |
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U.S. Army | |
Geography | |
Location | Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 36°53′23″S 174°47′02″E / 36.8896829128506°S 174.78387432524687°E |
Organisation | |
Type | Military hospital |
History | |
Former name(s) | 39th United States General Hospital |
Opened | 4 February 1943 |
Closed | 1975 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Cornwall Hospital was constructed in Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand during World War II by the American Army and was named the 39th United States General Hospital. It accommodated casualties from the war in the Pacific. From 1945 it was leased by the Auckland Hospital Board to provide maternity and geriatric services and closed in 1975.