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Re:Where the world's first heart transplant took place by shifto on Thursday April 11, 2019 @07:19AM (#19633096)
The hospital name 'Groote Schuur' is Dutch for 'Big shed/barn', which is a pretty weird name for something to happen which at the time was super futuristic.
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Re:Where the world's first heart transplant took place by andreofthecape on Saturday April 13, 2019 @02:41AM (#19651449)
Correct, there used to be a granary (for storing grain) from 1657 in the time of the VOC (Dutch East India Company)
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