Question NW397 to the Minister of Health
07 May 2018 - NW397
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What number of (i) mentally and/or (ii) physically disabled persons are in the care of his department’s (aa) provincial and (bb) national facilities and (b) what (i) is the location of each facility where each person is kept and (ii) are the details of the caregiver(s) in each case?
Reply:
(a) (aa)(i) & (b) (i)
The number of mentally ill persons (patients) that are admitted in health facilities changes every minute as patients get admitted and others get discharged. The table below provides information on the number of inpatient beds, each facility can offer at any given time.
Psychiatric Hospitals
|
Facility Name |
Bed capacity |
Location of each facility by district |
|
Elizabeth Donkin Hospital |
163 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality |
|
Fort England Hospital |
313 |
Sarah Baartman District Municipality |
|
Komani Hospital |
440 |
Chris Hani District Municipality |
|
Sterkfontein Hospital |
680 |
West Rand District Municipality |
|
Weskoppies Hospital |
855 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Fort Napier Hospital |
370 |
uMgungundlovu District Municipality |
|
Townhill Hospital |
280 |
uMgungundlovu District Municipality |
|
Umzimkhulu Hospital |
320 |
Harry Gwala District Municipality |
|
Hayani Hospital |
233 |
Vhembe District Municipality |
|
Thabamoopo Hospital |
400 |
Capricorn District Municipality |
|
West End Specialised Psychiatric Hospital |
106 |
|
|
Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital |
282 |
NgakaModiriMolema District Municipality |
|
Tara H Moross Centre Hospital |
137 |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Stikland Hospital |
318 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Valkenberg Hospital |
360 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Lentegeur Hospital |
722 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
Combined Psychiatric Hospital and Care and Rehabilitation Centre
|
Facility Name |
Bed capacity |
Location of each facility by district |
|
Tower Hospital |
400 |
Amathole District Municipality |
|
Free State Psychiatric Complex Hospital |
760 |
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Evuxakeni Hospital |
354 |
Mopani District Municipality |
Mental Health Care and Rehabilitation Centre
|
Facility Name |
Bed capacity |
Location of each facility by district |
|
Cullinan Care and Rehabilitation Hospital |
300 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Ekuhlengeni Sanatorium Hospital |
965 |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Umgeni Waterfall Institute Hospital |
411 |
uMgungundlovu District Municipality |
|
Witrand Psychiatric Hospital |
851 |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality |
|
Alexandra Hospital |
300 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Nelspoort Hospital |
92 |
Central Karoo District Municipality |
(bb) All mental health facilities fall under the provincial sphere of Government.
(a) (ii) (aa)
The table below shows the number of beds in health facilities that admits physically disabled persons.
|
Facility Name |
Bed capacity |
Location of each facility by district |
|
Tshwane Rehabilitation Hospital |
61 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Western Rehabilitation Centre |
156 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
|
WitrandPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit |
15 |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality |
(b) (ii) Psychiatric hospitals or the Care and rehabilitation centres do not employ “care workers” as the care, treatment and rehabilitation services are provided by registered health practitioners such as professional nurses, medical practitioners, and the allied practitioners such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, speech therapists and social workers, etc.
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