St Francis Chronic Hospital

St Francis (TB) Hospital
Eastern Cape Department of Health
Geography
Location	Aliwal North, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates	30°41′27″S26°41′39″E / 30.69094°S 26.69405°E / -30.69094; 26.69405
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	Specialised
Services
Emergency department	No
Links
Website	Eastern Cape Department of Health website - Joe Gqabi District Hospitals
Other links	List of hospitals in South Africa

St Francis Hospital is a defunct Provincial government funded TB hospital for the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality area in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape in South Africa. It had 26 beds. ^[1] Prior to the provincial government's 2010 implementation of provincialization, it was a provincially aided hospital that received both government and private funds and was privately managed. ^[2] It stopped functioning in 2022.^{[ citation needed ]}

The hospital departments included Pharmacy, Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS, TB Services, Physiotherapy, Out Patients Department, Laundry and Kitchen Services.

References

1. "Joe Gqabi District Hospitals" (PDF). Eastern Cape Department of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2014.
2. Mbethe, Zakanzima (2012). Implementation Challenges of the Performance Management Policy at the Joe Gqabi District Municipality Public Hospitals (PDF) (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.