Question NW1072 to the Minister of Health

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07 May 2018 - NW1072

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Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health

What (a) number of patients have died at each psychiatric hospital and/or institution in the country, (b) is the location of each hospital or institution, (c) is the name of each hospital or institution, (d) is the name of each patient who died and (e) was the cause of each death?

Reply:

(a), (b) and (c)

The tables below provide information on deaths expressed as mortality rates that occurred at each psychiatric hospital and/or institution, the location of each psychiatric hospital and/or institution and the name of each psychiatric hospital and/or institution.

Location by District

Psychiatric Hospital

Mortality rate (%) Jan-Dec 2017

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Elizabeth Donkin Hospital

0

Sarah Baartman District Municipality

Fort England Hospital

0.64

Chris Hani District Municipality

Komani Hospital

0.68

West Rand District Municipality

Sterkfontein Hospital

1.01

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Weskoppies Hospital

0.82

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

Fort Napier Hospital

0.54

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

Townhill Hospital

0

Harry Gwala District Municipality

Umzimkhulu Hospital

0.31

Vhembe District Municipality

Hayani Hospital

0.86

Capricorn District Municipality

Thabamoopo Hospital

1

Frances Baard District Municipality

West End Specialised Psychiatric Hospital

0

NgakaModiriMolema District Municipality

Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital

0.83

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Tara H Moross Centre Hospital

0

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Stikland Hospital

0.94

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Valkenberg Hospital

0.56

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Lentegeur Hospital

1.39

Location by District

Combined Psychiatric Hospital and Care and Rehabilitation Centre

Mortality rate (%) Jan-Dec 2017

Amathole District Municipality

Tower Hospital

1.5

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Free State Psychiatric Complex Hospital

1.18

Mopani District Municipality

Evuxakeni Hospital

1.41

Location by District

Mental Health Care and Rehabilitation Centre

Mortality rate (%) Jan-Dec 2017

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Cullinan Rehabilitation Hospital

3.67

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Ekuhlengeni Sanatorium Hospital

2.49

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

Umgeni Waterfall Institute Hospital

1.95

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

Witrand Psychiatric Hospital

3.88

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Alexandra Hospital

2.67

Central Karoo District Municipality

Nelspoort Hospital

4.35

(d) & (e) Unfortunately Honourable Member I cannot provide you with names of individual patients and their individual cause of death because that will be against the law.

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