There is more than one facility in Kathu that people call “the family clinic”, and they are not the same thing. The Private Family Health and Wellness Centre, based at Lenmed Private Hospital Kathu, is on 053 723 1669 or 082 590 4440. A separate private practice, Kathu Family Care Clinic, operates from Rietbok Street. There is also a public Kathu Clinic, run by the Northern Cape Department of Health, which is the one to use if you need means-tested rather than privately billed care.
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If this is an emergency
Call 10177 for an ambulance, or 112 from any mobile phone. Both are free and work nationally. A clinic, whether private or public, is not an emergency unit. Kathu does have a private hospital, and in a serious emergency the dispatcher decides where someone is taken, which is the right way for that decision to be made.
Verified contact details
Read on the facility’s own website on 24 August 2026.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| Private Family Health and Wellness Centre, office | 053 723 1669 |
| Same centre, mobile | 082 590 4440 |
| [email protected] | |
| Where it is | At Lenmed Private Hospital, Kathu |
| Hours | Mon to Sat from 07:00 until late. Closed Sunday |
| Northern Cape provincial government | 053 030 0800 |
| Ambulance, nationally | 10177 or 112 |
| Health Ombud, standard of care | 080 911 6472 |
Private or public, decide before you go
Kathu is a mining town, and a substantial share of the population has employer-provided medical scheme cover. That is why private primary care is unusually well provided here for a town of its size, and it is also why the distinction catches out people who do not have cover.
- Private clinics bill you or your medical scheme at their own rates. There is no means testing and no sliding scale.
- The public clinic is means-tested under the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule, with pregnant women and children under six treated free of charge.
- Ask what a consultation costs before it happens at a private facility, particularly if you are paying cash rather than through a scheme.
- A referral into the public hospital system comes from the public clinic, not from a private practice, so if that is where you are heading, start there.
What the private centre offers
The Private Family Health and Wellness Centre lists pregnancy care and obstetrics, women’s health and gynaecology, infertility treatment, paediatric care, minor and major surgery, men’s health, pain management, health screening, mental wellbeing, and nutritional counselling.
Its hours are the practical advantage. Monday to Saturday from seven in the morning until late, with walk-ins accepted and same-day appointments offered. For a shift worker in a mining town, a facility that opens at seven and runs on a Saturday is worth more than a shorter list of services elsewhere. It is closed on Sundays, so plan around that.
Telling the facilities apart
- Private Family Health and Wellness Centre is located at the private hospital. Use the number above.
- Kathu Family Care Clinic is a separate private practice on Rietbok Street. Similar name, different practice, different number.
- Kathu Clinic is the public facility, run by the province.
- Lenmed Kathu Private Hospital is the private hospital itself, which is where the wellness centre is based but is a separate business.
When you phone, say which one you mean. “The family clinic in Kathu” is genuinely ambiguous, and an appointment slip carrying only that phrase does not settle it either.
What to bring
- Your identity document.
- Your medical scheme card for a private visit, or your clinic card for the public one.
- Any referral letter, and previous results or scans.
- Your current medicines in their packaging.
- Proof of income for a public facility, where you have it.
Complaints
- Raise it with the practice or clinic first and get a reference number.
- For a public facility, escalate to the Northern Cape provincial government on 053 030 0800.
- Then the Health Ombud on 080 911 6472, which investigates the standard of care at any health establishment, private facilities included.
- Conduct or billing by a named practitioner goes to the HPCSA, which registers doctors and sets rules on what they may charge and how they must disclose it.
- A rejected medical scheme claim goes to the Council for Medical Schemes on 086 112 3267, after your scheme’s own dispute process.
Related contact pages
- Healthcare contact pages
- Medical aid contact pages
- Public hospitals and clinics contact details
- How to verify a contact number before you use it
Frequently asked questions
What is the number for the family clinic in Kathu?
The Private Family Health and Wellness Centre at Lenmed Private Hospital is on 053 723 1669 or 082 590 4440. Kathu Family Care Clinic on Rietbok Street is a different practice.
Is it private or government?
The wellness centre and the family care clinic are both private and bill you or your scheme. Kathu Clinic is the public, means-tested facility.
What are the hours?
The wellness centre runs Monday to Saturday from 07:00 until late, and is closed on Sundays. It accepts walk-ins and offers same-day appointments.
Do they deliver babies?
The centre lists pregnancy care, obstetrics and gynaecology among its services, and it is based at the private hospital. Confirm the arrangements for delivery directly with them.
Can I get a hospital referral there?
A referral into the public hospital system comes from the public clinic. A private practice refers you within the private system.
Details on this page were read on the facility’s own website on 24 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the official source is always the authority.