Helen Joseph Hospital

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Helen Joseph Hospital
Helen Joseph Hospital
Geography
LocationAuckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Witwatersrand
Network Gauteng Department of Health
History
Opened1967
Links
Website Helen Joseph Hospital
Lists Hospitals in South Africa

Helen Joseph Hospital is a public hospital based in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 1997, it was known as the J.G. Strijdom Hospital. As a teaching hospital, its affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School.

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History

The hospital was opened in 1967 and was called the J.G. Strijdom Hospital, named after J.G. Strijdom, a South African Prime Minister. [1] : 133  The hospital would be renamed 1 April 1997, after anti-apartheid activist Helen Joseph. [2] By 1985 it became an academic hospital, out-patient facilities and clinics. [1] : 133  The hospital also has a provincial nurses training facility called the Ann Latsky Nursing College which opened in 1981. [1] : 133  [3] In 1995, all obstetrics and gynaecology departments were moved from the J.G. Strijdom Hospital to the Coronation Hospital now called the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. [1] : 133  In 2022 it was described as a delinquent rate payer, when it was over R44 million in arrears with its municipal bills. [4]

Facilities

The hospital is affiliated with the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School and responsible for the teaching of healthcare workers and providing tertiary health services the Johannesburg community. [2] It has two admission wards, nine medical wards, four surgical wards, two orthopedic wards, a psychiatric unit, ICU and a high-care unit. [2] It has eleven functioning operating theatres. [2]

It has a number of specialised clinics on the health campus such as a Stoma unit, Renal Dialysis Unit, Pain Clinic, Endoscopy Unit, Breast Clinic, and the Thembalethu HIV clinic. [2] The Thembalethu Clinic opened in 1992 and treats patients diagnosed with HIV, Aids and Tuberculosis. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN   1868590712.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Helen Joseph Hospital". Gauteng Province - Health. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nursing Information". Gauteng Province - Health. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ↑ staff writer (13 February 2022). "Pay up or else — Johannesburg warning after Pretoria power cuts". mybroadband.co.za. MyBroadBand. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Thembalethu Clinic celebrates 20 years of existence". WWW.GOV.ZA. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2018.