Frere Hospital

Tertiary Hospital

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Priority 2

Number of available posts: 2

General Information:

Beds: 87

Address: Amalinda Main Rd, Amalinda, East London, 5247

Associated primary care/District:

• District: Bisho Hospital; All Saints hospital
• Community health care: Duncan day village, Empilweni Gompo; DImbaza health care centre; Nontyatyambo health care centre

Supervision (senior support):

Services:

The hospital departments include Trauma and Emergency department, Orthopaedic surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, ARV clinic for HIV/AIDS in adults and children, Anaesthetics, Family Medicine, Dermatology, Oncology for adult and paediatric patients and burns unit.

The other surgical specialties include Neurosurgery, Urology, Paediatric Surgery, Otolaryngology (ENT), Ophthalmology and Maxillofacial surgery.

The facilities include Operating Theatre, Endoscopy Theatre, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for adult, paediatric and neonatal patients, high care wards for general and obstetric patients and Haemodialysis suite.

Frere also offers allied health services such as Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology, Psychology, Social workers, Orthotics, Dentistry and Dietetics.

Working conditions:

Rating 9/10

Advantages:

• Teriary care
• Well-Equipped hospital
• Subspecialist services

Disadvantages:

• History of concerns that its measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are inadequate (https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/legal-battle-looms-as-frere-hospital-in-ec-is-shut-down-report-20200523 )
• Corruption issues. (https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2021-08-05-constitution-dragged-into-dispute-over-frere-hospital-renovation/)

Summary: ???

• Rural allowance: No
• DQ available
• Amenities 6/10
• Working efficiency: 6/10
• Predominant language: Xhosa & Afrikaans
• EP index (experience to paper pushing) 7/10