Whitby Falls Hospital

Whitby Falls Hospital
Formerly known as
  • Whitby Falls Mental Hospital
  • Whitby Falls Asylum
  • Whitby Falls Mental Health Rehabilitation Hostel
Map
Geography
LocationMundijong, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates32°17′32″S 116°01′07″E / 32.2921°S 116.0185°E / -32.2921; 116.0185 (Whitby Falls Hostel)
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds72
SpecialityLunatic asylum
History
Opened12 June 1897; 127 years ago (1897-06-12)
Closed2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Designated16 May 2008
Reference no.8604
Links
ListsHospitals in Australia

Whitby Falls Hospital is a former hospital for the mentally ill located in Mundijong, Western Australia. Until its closure in 2006 it was the longest operating facility in Western Australia for the care and treatment of mental illness.[1]

  1. ^ "Register of Heritage Places – Permanent Entry" (PDF). Whitby Falls Hostel. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2013.