Mitchell’s Plain

District Hospital

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Priority 3

Number of available posts: 26

General Information:

Beds: 200-230

Address: 1st Avenue, East Ridge, Mitchells Plain 7785

Associated primary care/District:

• Gugulethu Community Health Centre
• Hanover Park community health centre
• Mithcells plain community health centre
• Crossroads cdc
• Heideveld cc
• Dr Abdurachman CDC

Supervision (senior support):

Rating: 8/10

 The Emergency Unit has four consultants

2.    Medicine has three consultants

3.    Surgery has three consultants

4.    Orthopaedic surgery has one consultant 

5.    Obstetrics and Gynaecology has one consultant with assistance from a consultant Family Physician

6.    Paediatrics has one consultant and has assistance from the Family Physician 

7.    Psychiatry has one consultant

8.    Radiology has one consultant, who offers CT and ultrasound services

9.    Anaesthetics has one full time consultant/anaesthetist.

Working conditions:

Rating 9/10

Advantages:

• Large disease burden offers practical training
• Very good team

Disadvantages:

• Heavy work load
• Staff shortages (https://ewn.co.za/2013/12/19/New-Mitchells-Plain-Hospital-slammed)
• High crime rate (https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/mitchells-plain-residents-reported-highest-number-of-serious-crimes-in-the-western-cape-7eeeead1-8d8c-43ed-af26-9f4da0dfc074)

Living conditions & Amenities

• Restaurants
• Shopping Centres
• Parks
• Recreational activities

Summary:

• Rural allowance: No
• No DQ?
• Amenities 7/10
• Working efficiency: 8/10
• Predominant language: Xhosa & English
• EP index (experience to paper pushing) 7/10