Question NW558 to the Minister of Health
07 May 2018 - NW558
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What is the (i) name, (ii) location and (iii) patient capacity of each hospital that does not offer transplant services and (b) what is the reason for this in each case?
Reply:
.(a)-(b) In terms of Government Gazette No R 185 issued in 2012 and the national norms and standards only central hospitals provide transplant services.
There are ten (10) Central Hospitals in South Africa:
- Groote Schuur in Cape Town (Western Cape)
- Tygerberg in Stellenbosch (Western Cape)
- Nelson Mandela Central Hospital in Mthatha (Eastern Cape)
- King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban (KwaZulu Natal)
- iNkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban (KwaZulu Natal)
- Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein (Free State)
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto (Gauteng)
- Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Parktown (Gauteng)
- Steve Biko Hospital in Tshwane (Gauteng)
- George Mukhari Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa (Gauteng)
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