Groote Schuur Hospital
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky.
- Hospital
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (180 feet)
- Description: hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
- Address: Main Road, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, 7937
- Email: gsh.c&c@westerncape.gov.za
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heart of Cape Town Museum and Rhodes Memorial.
Heart of Cape Town Museum
The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex… Heart of Cape Town Museum is situated 110 metres west of Groote Schuur Hospital.
Rhodes Memorial
Glassbottle, Public domain.
The Rhodes Memorial is a large monument in the style… Rhodes Memorial is situated 1¼ km south of Groote Schuur Hospital.
Observatory War Memorial
Observatory War Memorial is situated 760 metres northeast of Groote Schuur Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Observatory and Salt River.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs.
Salt River
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD.
Groote Schuur Hospital
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Latitude
-33.94113° or 33° 56′ 28″ south
Longitude
18.46258° or 18° 27′ 45″ east
Open location code
4FRW3F57+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospital
OpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospital
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Groote Schuur Hospital” goes by many names.
Groote Schuur-hospitaalAfrikaans
مستشفى غروت شورArabic
格罗特·舒尔医院Chinese
格羅特·舒爾醫院Chinese
Groote Schuur HospitalDanish
Groote Schuur HospitalDutch
Groote Schuur-HospitaalDutch
مستشفى جروت شورEgyptian Arabic
Groote Schuurin sairaalaFinnish
Asibitin Groote SchuurHausa
בית החולים חרוטה סכורHebrew
Ospidéal Groote SchuurIrish
Ospedale Groote SchuurItalian
Groote Schuur HospitalSwedish
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