Addington Hospital

Addington Hospital

DATA SHEET Regional Hospital

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Priority 2

Number of available posts: 72

General Information: 

• Beds:471

• Staff:2200

• Address:Addington Hospital, 16 Erskine Terrace, South Beach, Durban

Associated primary care: 

• Tongaat CHC

• Inanda CHC

• Newton CHC

• Phoenix CHC

• MGMH Gateway

• Addingtone Gateway

• Beatric Street PHC

Supervision: 

Rating: 6/10

Subjective:

• Dr not available to assist juniors after midnight (https://bhekisisa.org/article/2017-06-23-00-young-docs-be-warned-you-are-alone/)

Objective:

• Specialists care:General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, General Medicine, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Coronary Care Unit, Chronic Haemodialysis programme, Short Term Ventilatory/High Care Unit

Exposure:

Rating 8/10

Working conditions:

Advantages:

• Senior supervision available

Disadvantages:

• Faulty Lifts (https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/kwazulu-natal/addington-hospital-lift-saga-continues-13fac755-9993-4479-8492-f73801e990cc)

• poor leadership; no stable management; shortage of critical staff such as clinicians, nurses and managers; outdated medical equipment; shortage of prescribed drugs; suspension of key staff members; financial mismanagement; fraud; poor infrastructure; and shortage of basic stock items such as stationery, linen, (https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/12928)sa

Summary: 

• No rural allowance

• Amenities 8/10

• Working efficiency 2/10

• Predominant language: English & Zulu

• EP index (experience to paper pushing) 5/10