Florence Nightingale Maternity Hospital

Johannesburg, South Africa

The Florence Nightingale Maternity Hospital is a defunct hospital. This building was once a private maternity hospital located in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa. Designed by H. Battiscombe in 1937 and built in the 1950s, the former hospital building can be found on the corner of Hospital and Kotze Street. At one time, this hospital offered maternity care to white women who lived in Johannesburg's most densely populated urban area. As of December 2025, the building is abandoned and occupied by the city's poorest inhabitants.

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