Newcastle Hospital

Description

Newcastle Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal. The hospital has 186 beds and falls under Amajuba Health District.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is situated at 4 Hospital Street, Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal. The nearest main road is the R34 bordering the hospital to the East. The N11 highway is further to the East. Newcastle is located 50km West of Utrecht and 75km North-East of Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal.

PAYMENTS

Newcastle 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:

• Antenatal Care - High Risk (in-patient & out patient)
• Crisis Centre
• Dietetics Services
• Emergency and resus services
• Fertility clinic
• Gynaecology (in patient surgical and non-surgical)
• Gynaecology out patient
• High care services - obstetrics and gynae
• ICU - Obstetrics and Gynae
• Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
• Labour
• Neonatal care services
• Paediatric ART's and TB services
• Paediatric dental services
• Paediatric in-patient services
• Paediatric out patient services
• Pharmacy services
• Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services
• Post Natal Services
• Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)
• Psychology
• Radiology and ultrasound services
• Reproductive Health Care (RHC)
• Social services
• Specialist Clinic
• Specialist clinic (Gynae)
• Specialist paediatric out-patient services
• Speech and Audiology services
• Termination of Pregnancy (TOP)
• Waiting Mothers Lodge