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In 1955, Seaview had peaked with 549 patients. By 1996, there were 100, and when the facility closed in 2009, it was down to 22. The hospital cared for patients with intellectual disabilities, psychiatric and psycho-geriatric conditions, and the frail elderly. | In 1955, Seaview had peaked with 549 patients. By 1996, there were 100, and when the facility closed in 2009, it was down to 22. The hospital cared for patients with intellectual disabilities, psychiatric and psycho-geriatric conditions, and the frail elderly. | ||
β | Three units were closed in the 1990s; in 2002, the hospital board sold the asylum to a property developer though some buildings were leased back. Since the facility has been closed it has been used on numerous occasions by the New Zealand Defense Force to stage urban warfare, search and rescue and public disorder exercises. Also, some of the remaining buildings have been repurposed into a hotel. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_Asylum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_Asylum]</ref> | + | Three units were closed in the 1990s; in 2002, the hospital board sold the asylum to a property developer though some buildings were leased back. Since the facility has been closed it has been used on numerous occasions by the New Zealand Defense Force to stage urban warfare, search and rescue and public disorder exercises. Also, some of the remaining buildings have been repurposed into a hotel. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_Asylum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_Asylum]]</ref> |
==Images of Seaview Lunatic Asylum== | ==Images of Seaview Lunatic Asylum== | ||
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