The hospital was opened in October 1944 in the suburb of Coronationville.[1]: 132 It was a hospital established for people classified as
Coloured and
Indian.[1]: 132 It would serve those local communities of Newclare,
Noordgesig and Coronationville.[1]: 132 Until 1955, it would also take black patients from Primville,
Orlando and
Sophiatown.[1]: 132
In 1995, all obstetrics and gynaecology departments were moved from the J.G. Strijdom Hospital to this hospital.[1]: 132 On 29 September 2008, Coronation Hospital was renamed the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital by the Gauteng Provincial Minister of Health,
Brian Hlongwa.[2]Rahima Moosa was an anti-apartheid activist and took part in the 1956
Women's March, protesting
passes for non-white women.[2]
References
^
abcdeMusiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin.
ISBN1868590712.
The hospital was opened in October 1944 in the suburb of Coronationville.[1]: 132 It was a hospital established for people classified as
Coloured and
Indian.[1]: 132 It would serve those local communities of Newclare,
Noordgesig and Coronationville.[1]: 132 Until 1955, it would also take black patients from Primville,
Orlando and
Sophiatown.[1]: 132
In 1995, all obstetrics and gynaecology departments were moved from the J.G. Strijdom Hospital to this hospital.[1]: 132 On 29 September 2008, Coronation Hospital was renamed the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital by the Gauteng Provincial Minister of Health,
Brian Hlongwa.[2]Rahima Moosa was an anti-apartheid activist and took part in the 1956
Women's March, protesting
passes for non-white women.[2]
References
^
abcdeMusiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin.
ISBN1868590712.
