Academic Hospitals

Faculty of Medicine

University of Pretoria

• Pretoria Academic Hospital
  The Pretoria Academic and the Kalafong Academic Hospitals are the two major training hospitals of the Faculty. The Pretoria Academic Hospital includes the Orthopaedic, Maternity and Ear, Nose and Throat hospital. The latter, although part of the complex, is not situated on the same site.

  The history of the Pretoria Academic Hospital, previously known as the Volks Hospital, later the Pretoria Hospital and then the HF Verwoerd Hospital, dates back to 1888 when the first patient was admitted to a house acquired for this purpose. Only 15 beds were available.

  At present the Pretoria Academic Hospital has 999 beds of which 34 have been set aside for intensive care units.

  The hospital has a personnel corps of approximately 5000, of which 600 are doctors and 2000 nurses, as well as 320 paramedics, 160 technicians and an administrative and support corps.

• Kalafong Academic Hospital
  The Kalafong Hospital is situated approximately 17 kilometres from the Pretoria Academic Hospital and is equipped for the training of students.

  The word "Kalafong" means "place of healing". This hospital is situated on 17 hectares of land and has a total of 1200 beds. The chief superintendent is assisted by a staff of 3500, of which 300 are doctors and 1500 are nursing staff.

• The New Academic Hospital
  

• Mamelodi Hospital
  Family Medicine
  The Mamelodi Hospital which previously functioned as a day hospital, was awarded hospital status in 1986. This hospital has a modern theatre, in which routine operations are carried out by medical teams, 60 beds and is well-equipped with modern facilities. It offers valuable experience in primary medical care to young doctors in a community hospital environment.
  

• Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital
  Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital is a training hospital, mainly in psychiatry, and is situated approximately 6 kilometres from the Pretoria Academic Complex.

  The Weskoppies Hospital has approximately 1400 beds and a bed occupation figure of 95%. Approximately 5000 patients are admitted annually, whilst the out-patient section handles approximately 5200 patients per year. Undergraduates, as well as post-graduate training is offered to students in a comprehensive continual manner.
  

• Jubilee Hospital
  

• Witbank Hospital
  

• Pretoria West Hospital
  

• Tembisa
  Mainly Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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