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Ladysmith Hospital is a district hospital in Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. As a district hospital, it provides general inpatient and outpatient care and is the first hospital-level referral for the clinics and community health centres in its area. Located in Alfred Duma Local Municipality, Uthukela District 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 Anaesthesiology - DA(SA), Paediatrics - DCH(SA), Obstetrics - Dip Obst(SA), among others.
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.
2010 counted posts standing across both intern years; 2024 counts a single annual intake. The two are not directly comparable.
| Cycle | Posts | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | PMG reply NW3249, 2024 cycle |
| 2010 | 3636 accredited · 30 funded · 25 in post | PMG Accredited Hospital/Facility for Internship Training (Table 3A), 2010 cycle |
| Undatedrecorded 2022 | 30 | 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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