It was built and completed at the end of 1923. It was built with the assistance of £319,500.[1] It replaced the Colonial Hospital which was first built in Levuka (the former capital of Fiji) and relocated to Walu Bay in Suva in 1894.
Backgroundedit
The hospital was the brainchild of Legislative Council member Henry Marks, who personally donated £5,000 towards its founding, and gave another £5,000 through his company.[2] When it initially opened in 1923, it had 108 beds and 27 staff members of which 17 were European doctors and nurses and 10 were local nurses but today, it has a total of 1117 staff of which 133 are doctors, 534 are nurses, 173 paramedical and management staff and a support team of 277.[3]
The Hospital also acts as a teaching hospital with students from Fiji School of Medicine and Fiji School of Nursing having campuses based at the hospital since 1928.[4]
The hospital also served during the COVID-19 pandemic, treating patients who required intensive care hospitalization.[5] On 6 June 2021, after reporting a record number of cases, the Ministry of Health sealed off the hospital for treatment of COVID-19 patients only.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Fiji's Central Medical School & CWM Hospital, 1884-1941". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^Movono, Lice (28 May 2021). "Covid-19: Fiji records 46 cases, highest recorded in a day". RNZ. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^"Fiji records 83 Covid cases, its highest daily total yet". RNZ. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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colonial, memorial, hospital, hospital, located, suva, fiji, geographylocationbrown, street, suva, pacific, fijicoordinates18, 13472, 43361, 13472, 43361organisationfundingfiji, governmenttypepublic, hospitalservicesemergency, departmentyesbeds500helipadyeshis. The Colonial War Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in Suva Fiji Colonial War Memorial HospitalGeographyLocationBrown street Suva Pacific FijiCoordinates18 8 5 S 178 26 1 E 18 13472 S 178 43361 E 18 13472 178 43361OrganisationFundingFiji GovernmentTypePublic hospitalServicesEmergency departmentYesBeds500HelipadYesHistoryOpened2 December 1923LinksWebsitesiteListsHospitals in FijiOld nurses quartersIt was built and completed at the end of 1923 It was built with the assistance of 319 500 1 It replaced the Colonial Hospital which was first built in Levuka the former capital of Fiji and relocated to Walu Bay in Suva in 1894 Background editThe hospital was the brainchild of Legislative Council member Henry Marks who personally donated 5 000 towards its founding and gave another 5 000 through his company 2 When it initially opened in 1923 it had 108 beds and 27 staff members of which 17 were European doctors and nurses and 10 were local nurses but today it has a total of 1117 staff of which 133 are doctors 534 are nurses 173 paramedical and management staff and a support team of 277 3 The Hospital also acts as a teaching hospital with students from Fiji School of Medicine and Fiji School of Nursing having campuses based at the hospital since 1928 4 The hospital also served during the COVID 19 pandemic treating patients who required intensive care hospitalization 5 On 6 June 2021 after reporting a record number of cases the Ministry of Health sealed off the hospital for treatment of COVID 19 patients only 6 References edit Fiji s Central Medical School amp CWM Hospital 1884 1941 Retrieved 20 August 2014 Notable Men of the Pacific Pacific Islands Monthly February 1931 p6 CWM HOSPITAL CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF CARING Fiji Government 29 November 2013 Retrieved 7 June 2015 History of FSM FNU Fiji National University Archived from the original on 10 April 2015 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Movono Lice 28 May 2021 Covid 19 Fiji records 46 cases highest recorded in a day RNZ Retrieved 28 May 2021 Fiji records 83 Covid cases its highest daily total yet RNZ 6 June 2021 Retrieved 6 June 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colonial War Memorial Hospital amp oldid 1168355501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
