Montebello Hospital

Description

Montebello Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated near Dalton, KwaZulu Natal. The hospital was established in 1950 as Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy). The hospital has a 24 hour Emergency Department.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is situated in P614 Noordsberg Road, Dalton, KwaZulu Natal. The turn-off to the hospital is 21.8km South-East of Dalton on the R614 and the hospital is situated a further 6.4km South-East of the turn-off. Dalton is located 46km North-East of Pietermaritzburg and 36km South of Greytown in KwaZulu Natal.

PAYMENTS

Montebello Hospital is a provincial hospital, therefore services are free to pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as children under the age of six years old. Other citizens are charged according to a sliding scale depending on their income.

SPECIALIST SERVICES:

• Trauma and emergency – 24 hour service
• Internal medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and mental health
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O & G)
• Paediatrics and Neonatology
• Dental / Oral health services
• Pharmacy services
• Medical social work
• Dietetics
• Speech therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy
• Clinical support services – radiography and laboratory
• Primary health care – outreach visits to clinics, HCT and TB and MBFHI
• Male medical circumcision (MMC)
• Operational theatre (OT)
• Occupational health (OH)
• Mortuary Services
• Termination of pregnancy (outsourced)