Benedictine Hospital

Description

Benedictine Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Nongoma, KwaZulu Natal. The hospital serves the the population of Nongoma and surrounding rural communities and achieved baby friendly status in 2005. The hospital has an emergency ward.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is situated in Pongola Road in Nongoma, KwaZulu Natal. Nongoma is situated 60.5km North of Ulundi and 110km East of Vryheid on the R618.

PAYMENTS

Benedictine Hospital is a provincial hospital, therefore services are free to pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as children under the age of six years old. Other citizens are charged according to a sliding scale depending on their income.

SPECIALIST SERVICES:

• Casualty Dept/Trauma
• Dental Facilities
• General Medical
• General Surgical
• High Care
• Infectious Cases
• Intensive Care Unit
• Maternity ward
• Medical Laboratory Services
• Neo-Natal Intensive Care
• Operating Theatre
• Orthopaedic
• Physiotherapy
• Psychiatric
• Social worker
• Specialist Services available
• Tuberculosis services
• X-Rays