Hospital in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Umlamli Hospital is a Provincial government funded community hospital for the Senqu Local Municipality area in Sterkspruit , Eastern Cape in South Africa . It is situated near the Lesotho and Free State borders with 74 usable beds. It forms a cluster with Empilisweni , Lady Grey and Cloete Joubert Hospital
The hospital handles mostly chronic cases like TB and HIV/AIDS . Other departments include Emergency department , Maternity ward, Out Patients Department, Surgical Services, Medical Services, Pharmacy , Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS, Physiotherapy , Laundry Services, Kitchen Services and Mortuary .
The hospital's branch of the Ilitha College serves as a training institution for nurses , and a proofing ground for junior doctors , pharmacists and physiotherapists , since it draws a large workforce from the surrounding villages .
History
The hospital was founded in 1933 by the Roman Catholic Mission Society [ 1] with his first director Hans Pattis (1897–1933) from Bozen [ 2] and became a Transkei state institution in 1976.[ 3]
References
^ Gelfand, Michael (1984). Christian Doctor and Nurse: The History of Medical Missions in South Africa From, 1799-1976 . p. 29. ISBN 9780620077255 .
^ Andreas Mettenleiter: Selbstzeugnisse, Erinnerungen, Tagebücher und Briefe deutschsprachiger Ärzte. Nachträge und Ergänzungen III (I–Z). In: Würzburger medizinhistorische Mitteilungen. Vol. 22, 2003, pp. 269–305, here: p. 283.
^ Dischl, Marcel (1982). Transkei for Christ: a history of the Catholic Church in Transkeian territories . p. 310. ISBN 9780620077712 .