Gamalakhe Clinic (CHC) Contact Details

Gamalakhe is served by a Community Health Centre rather than an ordinary clinic, which matters because a CHC runs extended hours and offers more services than a small clinic. The centre’s numbers are 039 318 1113 or 039 318 2354. It falls under the Ugu Health District of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, and the details below come from the department’s own community health centre listing.

Gamalakhe Community Health Centre contact numbers

• Gamalakhe Community Health Centre: 039 318 1113 or 039 318 2354
• The centre is headed by a chief executive officer, whose office is reached on the same numbers
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health head office switchboard: 033 395 2111
• The department publishes staff mailboxes for individual officials rather than a general facility mailbox, so those are not reproduced here. Use the centre telephone numbers

Where Gamalakhe CHC is and its postal address

• Physical address: Off Ray Nkonyeni Road, corner Michael Ntsimbi and Reverend Sithole Streets, Gamalakhe
• Postal address: Private Bag X709, Gamalakhe, 4249
• Gamalakhe lies inland of Margate and Port Shepstone, in the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast

Gamalakhe hospital services and the referral chain

A community health centre handles primary health care and usually offers maternity and after-hours services that a clinic does not. For anything a CHC cannot treat, the referral runs upward to a district or regional hospital. On the lower south coast that is normally Port Shepstone Hospital.

Other Ugu district primary care facilities nearby include Margate Clinic on 039 312 8382, Port Shepstone Clinic on 039 688 2170 and Marburg Clinic on 039 688 2182.

In a life-threatening emergency, use the national ambulance number 10177, or 112 from a cellphone, rather than phoning the centre.

Complaints and patient rights at Gamalakhe CHC

Raise a complaint with the centre’s operational manager first and ask for it to be logged with a reference number. If it is not resolved, escalate to the Ugu Health District office and then to the provincial head office on 033 395 2111.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health publishes a Patient Rights Charter and a PAIA manual on its website, which set out what you are entitled to and how to request records.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Gamalakhe hospital contact number?

Gamalakhe is served by a Community Health Centre, not a hospital. Its numbers are 039 318 1113 or 039 318 2354. In a life-threatening emergency call 10177, or 112 from a cellphone.

Where is Gamalakhe Community Health Centre?

Off Ray Nkonyeni Road, corner Michael Ntsimbi and Reverend Sithole Streets, Gamalakhe, inland of Margate and Port Shepstone. The postal address is Private Bag X709, Gamalakhe, 4249.

Which hospital does Gamalakhe CHC refer to?

For anything the centre cannot treat, the referral runs upward to a district or regional hospital, normally Port Shepstone Hospital on the lower south coast.

How do I complain about Gamalakhe CHC?

Start with the centre’s operational manager and ask for the complaint to be logged with a reference number. If it is not resolved, escalate to the Ugu Health District office and then to the provincial head office on 033 395 2111.

Sources

• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health community health centre listing, for the Gamalakhe CHC telephone numbers, physical address, postal address and district
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health provincial clinic listing, for the neighbouring Ugu district clinic numbers
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health contact page, for the head office switchboard and the published Patient Rights Charter and PAIA manual