MurchisonHospital

Murchison Hospital

Murchison Hospital provides a District level of care services with 300 useable beds. We serve the population of approximately 226 008. There are 06 satellite clinics which refer to us. (Imbunde Clinic, Thonjeni Clinic, Bhobhoyi Clinic, Izingolweni Clinic, Mthimude Clinic and Thembalesizwe Clinic)

Our hospital is situated on Main Harding and Kokstad road in South Coast of Kwa
Zulu - Natal Province, we are 13 km from Port Shepstone town which is surrounded by number of shopping centers.
We are committed to excellence in service delivery which explains the copious awards we have in our name, which includes being awarded three times with Baby friendly status, Silver and Gold Premiers� Good Governance award, COHSASA accreditation and many more.

Nationally Murchison Hospital is the first District Health Facility to have achieved accreditation on the 6th edition standards without facilitation from COHSASA and the first KZN Provincial Health Institution to achieve accreditation on the 6th edition standards

Senior Management Team

Mr RE Manyokole: CEO

Mrs NC Mkhwanazi : Deputy Nursing Manager

Mr R Ramharakh : Systems Manager

Mr M.I Mpisi : Finance

Mr K Mngadi : Assistant Director: Human Resources

Mrs PM Ntetha: M&E Manager

Contact Details

Telephone: +27 039 687 7313 /4/5/6

PRO Cell: 072 103 5752

Cell number : 064 880 2752 (emergencies only)

Fax: +27 (0) 39 687 7497

Postal Address: Private Bag X701, Port Shepstone

Physical Address: Main Harding / Kokstad Road

GPS co-ordinates: 30.344023 | -30.728043

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Vision

To achieve an optimal, holistic, health service for all the people in the community we serve.

Mission

Murchison Hospital strives as God enables and guides, to provide an effective, comprehensive, accessible and co-ordinated health service which meets the physical, spiritual, and psycho-social needs of the community to which it is accountable, and which it seeks to serve with compassion.

Core Values

Open communication, transparency and consultation
Commitment to performance and quality improvement
Courage to learn
Change and innovate
Teamwork
Co-operative governance and accountability.

Services offered

24-hour in-patient service

Casualty/Emergencies- Abafika Ngesidumo
Diagnostic Radiography- Ukuhlolwa Kwesithombe>
General Medicine- izinhlobo zonke zezifo
Gynecology- lzinkinga Zesibeletho
Laboratory- Ukuhlolwa Kwamagazi
Obstetrics- Ababelethayo
Orthopedics-Ukuhlolwa Kwamathambo
Pediatrics- Abantwana

07h00 - 16h00 daily services

ARV Clinic-Emishangu Zweni
Audiologist- Ukusizwa Kwamadlebe
Crisis Centre - Kwabezo Luleko
Dentistry- Emazinyweni
Dietician-Ukululekwa ngendlela zokudla
General out Patients- Abafika Begula
Family Planning - Sihlelisa Umndeni
Medical Social Work- Ezenhlalakahle
MDR-TB- Abofika Begula Nge TB noma MDR
Optometry- Ukuhlolwa Kwamehlo
Pharmacy- Emithini
Psychiatry- Abagula Ngengqodo
Psychology- Ukwelulekwa Ngengqondo
Physiotherapy- Ukwelulekwa kwezithozomzimba
Speech therapy- Ukulashwa izinkinga Zokuluma
Occupational therapy

Improving participation in activities of daily living (such as bathing, dressing, eating0
Wheelchair measurements, allocation and repairs
Hand injury rehabilitation including splinting
Fabrication and allocation of assistive devices
Adult and paediatric physical, psychosocial and neurorehabilitation
Adult and paediatric burns management
School assessments and work assessments
Caregiver and family training