Records held at The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, Wellington.
Was originally at 29 Fitzroy Road (the street was originally named Shakespeare Terrace) from 1914, when ownership was transferred from the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (1896 - 1914) to The Salvation Army (1914 - 1978).
Closed for a period following 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake due to damage.
Gender and age group: Women, teenage girls, babies
The Salvation Army was a maternity provider for many years, and offered services to pregnant women in Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. These private Hospitals for married and unmarried mothers were called Bethany Hospitals and operated for many decades.
Controlling organisations:
Third-party provider to State, faith-based
News article about Bethany Maternity Hospital on pages 35 & 36 of Hawkes Bay Today from 11 November 1960: https://knowledgebank.org.nz/text/hawkes-bay-photo-news-11-november-1960/
Information provided by The Salvation Army to the Crown Response Unit on 1 July 2024
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