Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Description

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, previously known as Johannesburg General Hospital, is a 1,088 accredited general hospital in Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng. The hospital is the main teaching hospital for the University of the Witwatersrand, faculty of Health Sciences. The hospital receives referrals from a number of hospitals in its catchment area.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is located at 5 Jubilee Rd, Parktown in Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province. The nearest main road is the M1 to the North and West of the hospital. Parktown is surrounded by Hillbrow, Braamfontein and Westcliff in the greater Johannesburg Metropolitan area.

PAYMENT

The Service is free for the following people:

• Pensioners please bring proof of receiving pension i.e pension card or proof from the bank
• Pregnant women and children under the age of 6 years
• Disabled - please bring proof of disability/ doctors’ certificate

Other patients are charged an admission or consultation fee.

SPECIALIST SERVICES

Department of Medicine

• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Pulmonology
• Haemotology and Oncology
• Dermatology
• Geriatrics
• Family Health
• Nephrology
• Hepatology
• Endocrinology

Department of Surgery

• Otorhinolaryngology
• Paediatric surgery
• Urology
• Trauma Unit
• Plastic and Reconstructive surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Maxillo-facial and Oral surgery
• Neurosurgery

Other

• Department of Nuclear Medicine
• Department of Orthopaedics
• Department of Ophthalmology
• Department of Anaesthesia
• Department of Radiation Therapy
• Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Department of Radiology – Diagnostics
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
• Nursing