Cornwall Hospital

Cornwall Hospital
U.S. Army
Aerial view of Cornwall Hospital, September 1959
Map
Geography
LocationCornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates36°53′23″S 174°47′02″E / 36.8896829128506°S 174.78387432524687°E / -36.8896829128506; 174.78387432524687
Organisation
TypeMilitary hospital
History
Former name(s)39th United States General Hospital
Opened4 February 1943
Closed1975
Links
ListsHospitals 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.