Porirua Lunatic Asylum
| Porirua Lunatic Asylum | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Porirua, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°08′28″S 174°49′55″E / 41.141037°S 174.831952°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Porirua Asylum, Porirua Hospital, Porirua Psychiatric Hospital |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Links | |
| Website | poriruahospitalmuseum |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Porirua Lunatic Asylum (alternates: Porirua Asylum, Porirua Hospital, Porirua Psychiatric Hospital; currently: Porirua Hospital Museum) was a psychiatric hospital located in Porirua. Established in 1887, it was at one time the largest hospital in New Zealand. The patients ranged from those with psychotic illnesses, to the senile, or alcoholics.