The hospital most people mean by “Boksburg Hospital” is Tambo Memorial Hospital, on Railway Street in Boksburg, and its switchboard is 011 898 8317. The facility manager’s office is on 011 898 8000, with 011 892 0358 as a second line. The hospital operates 24 hours a day. There is no facility officially named Boksburg Hospital: it was renamed Tambo Memorial in 1998.
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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 hospital switchboard cannot dispatch a vehicle, and the time spent waiting for it to answer is time the dispatcher does not have. For a crime in progress, 10111 reaches the police.
Verified contact details
Checked against the Gauteng Provincial Government listing and the national Department of Health directory of facilities providing clinical forensic medicine services on 24 August 2026.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| Switchboard | 011 898 8317 |
| Facility manager’s office | 011 898 8000 or 011 892 0358 |
| Physical address | Railway Street, Boksburg |
| Postal address | Private Bag X02, Boksburg, 1460 |
| Operating hours | 24 hours, every day |
| Ambulance, nationally | 10177 or 112 |
| Police | 10111 |
The name is the reason searches fail
This hospital has been through more than one name, and the older ones are still in everyday use. It was known as Boksburg-Benoni Hospital, and it was renamed Tambo Memorial Hospital in 1998, after Oliver Tambo. Locally it is often still just “Boksburg Hospital”.
Official listings only carry the current name. Searching provincial directories, medical scheme networks or the national health facility lists for “Boksburg Hospital” returns nothing, which is why people conclude the hospital is unlisted when it is simply filed under Tambo Memorial. Use the current name whenever you are dealing with an official system, and the old one only when speaking to people locally.
Care after a sexual assault
Tambo Memorial Hospital is one of the facilities listed in the national directory of Department of Health facilities providing clinical forensic medicine services, in the Ekurhuleni district. That means it is equipped to provide medical care and forensic examination after a sexual offence, around the clock.
- Go to the hospital, or call 10111 for the police. You do not have to report to the police first to receive medical care, and you do not have to decide about a case immediately.
- Try not to wash, change clothes or discard anything before the examination, because it affects what evidence can be collected. If you already have, still go.
- Time matters for medical reasons, not just legal ones. Preventive treatment against HIV is most effective when started as soon as possible after the assault, and there is a limited window for it.
- You can take someone with you. There is no requirement to attend alone.
Getting seen for anything else
Outside of an emergency, this is a referral hospital within the Gauteng public system. The entry point is a clinic or community health centre, which handles routine consultations, chronic medicine, immunisation and antenatal care, and which issues the referral letter the hospital will ask for.
- Ward or patient enquiry: the switchboard, with the patient’s full name and admission date ready.
- Appointments and follow-ups: the department that issued the date, reached through the switchboard, with your hospital file number to hand.
- Administrative matters and escalation: the facility manager’s office on 011 898 8000.
- Chronic medicine collection: usually your clinic rather than the hospital.
What to bring
- Your identity document, or the patient’s.
- Your clinic card and hospital file number if you have attended before.
- The referral letter for anything that is not an emergency.
- Your medicines in their packaging.
- Proof of income where you have it. Public healthcare is means-tested under the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule, and pregnant women, children under six and several other categories are treated free of charge.
Complaints
- Raise it with the hospital and get a written reference number.
- Escalate to the facility manager’s office on 011 898 8000, then to the Gauteng Department of Health.
- Then the Health Ombud on 080 911 6472, or [email protected], for the standard of care at the facility.
- Conduct by a named doctor or nurse goes to the HPCSA or the South African Nursing Council instead.
Related contact pages
- Healthcare contact pages
- Public hospitals and clinics contact details
- Complaints and escalation contact pages
- How to verify a contact number before you use it
Frequently asked questions
What is the number for Boksburg Hospital?
The hospital is Tambo Memorial Hospital, and its switchboard is 011 898 8317. The facility manager’s office is on 011 898 8000 or 011 892 0358.
Is Boksburg Hospital the same as Tambo Memorial Hospital?
Yes. It was formerly Boksburg-Benoni Hospital and was renamed Tambo Memorial Hospital in 1998. Official systems list only the current name.
Where is it?
Railway Street, Boksburg, in the Ekurhuleni district of Gauteng. The postal address is Private Bag X02, Boksburg, 1460.
Is it open 24 hours?
Yes. Outpatient departments keep their own weekday hours, but the hospital itself operates around the clock.
Does it handle cases after a sexual assault?
It appears in the national directory of health facilities providing clinical forensic medicine services for the Ekurhuleni district. You can go there for medical care without reporting to the police first.
Details on this page were checked against official sources on 24 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the official source is always the authority.