Townhill Psychiatric Hospital

Description

Townhill Psychiatric Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal. It is a specialist Psychiatric hospital providing Clinical and Tertiary services.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is situated in Hysslop Road, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal. The N3 highway is located to the North of the hospital and the R103 to the South. It is situated in Town Hill Suburb, surrounded by Athlone, Northern Park and Wembly in Pietermaritzburg.

PAYMENTS

Townhill 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:

Clinical Services

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Pharmacy
• Occupational Therapy
• Social Work
• Infection Control

Tertiary Services

• First episode psychosis
• Dual diagnosis
• Psycho geriatric
• Neuropsychiatry
• Child and Adolescent unit
• Community liaison and outreach
• HIV and psychiatry
• Northpark psychotherapy unit