Church Of Scotland Hospital

Description

Church of Scotland Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu Natal. The Hospital offers a Community Based Health Programme, School Health Services and Home Based Care.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is situated in Main Dundee Road, Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu Natal. Main Dundee Road is the R33 that runs through Tugela Ferry from Dundee to Greytown. Tugela Ferry is a small town near the Tugela River, 79.2km South of Dundee and 47.9km North of Greytown.

PAYMENTS

Church of Scotland 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:

• Audiology
• Casualty Dept/Trauma
• Child health services including immunizations
• Dietetic services
• Dental Department – scaling and polishing, extractions and fillings
• Eye care services – optometry once per month
• Forensic services
• General Medical
• General Surgical
• General Outpatients department
• HIV medicine including ART and PMTCT
• Infectious Diseases
• Maternity
• Medical Laboratory Services
• Paediatric
• Theatres
• Occupational health services
• Occupational Therapy
• Orthopaedic
• Pharmaceutical services
• Physiotherapy
• Psychiatric
• Speech therapy
• Social work services
• Tuberculosis
• Women's health services including contraception and cervical smears
• X-ray and Ultrasound