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Academic teaching hospital for the University of KwaZulu-Natal. See medical schools →
King Edward VIII Hospital is a central hospital in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. As a tertiary hospital, it provides highly specialised care and receives referrals from regional and district hospitals across the region. Located in eThekwini MM Sub, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, it forms part of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health's public healthcare network. It is an accredited medical internship training site for junior doctors in KwaZulu-Natal. Accredited postgraduate training includes Paediatrics - DCH(SA), Primary Emergency Care - Dip PEC(SA).
Has an emergency / casualty department
Some facility details via OpenStreetMap contributors and other open datasets. Sources.
Published for the 2024 cycle — the most recent allocation we hold. Post numbers are re-set every cycle, so confirm on the ICSP portal.
| Cycle | Posts | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73 | PMG reply NW3249, 2024 cycle |
| 2010 | 78complex total · Durban Hospital Complex78 accredited · 74 funded · 74 in post | PMG Accredited Hospital/Facility for Internship Training (Table 3A), 2010 cycle |
| Undatedrecorded 2022 | 60 | Undated legacy allocation (original source not recorded), cycle not stated in the document |
Published on SAdocs Hub, where South African doctors review the facilities they trained at. Most recent review February 2024.
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