The hospital’s full name is Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane, on Setlogelo Drive. It is a tertiary academic hospital, which changes how you get seen there. Enquiries route through the Gauteng Department of Health on 011 355 3000.
For an emergency call 10177, or 112 from a mobile. ContactDetails.co.za is an independent directory and is not the hospital or the department.
You usually cannot just arrive
This is the single most useful thing to know about an academic hospital. It sits at the top of a referral chain, not at the entrance to it. Most of its specialist services are reached by referral from a clinic or a district hospital, not by walking in and asking for an appointment.
- Start at your local clinic or district hospital unless it is an emergency. They refer upward when the case needs it.
- Keep the referral letter. It is what gets you registered in the right department, and arriving without one is the usual reason people are sent back.
- Emergencies are different. A genuine emergency is treated wherever you present, and emergency treatment may not be refused because you cannot pay.
- It is a teaching hospital, so students and registrars are part of your care. You may be seen by several people, and you may decline student involvement.
Verified contact routes
Read on official government sources on 25 August 2026. Numbers circulating for this hospital include the direct mobiles of named communications staff, published in a departmental media contact list. Those are personal work contacts for journalists, not a public switchboard, and we do not republish them here.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| Gauteng Department of Health | 011 355 3000 |
| Health complaints, toll free | 0800 203 886 |
| Complaints call centre, day and night | 011 488 4394 / 4351 / 4366 / 4445 |
| Department address | 45 Commissioner Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg |
| Hospital location | Setlogelo Drive, Ga-Rankuwa Unit 2, Tshwane |
| Ambulance | 10177, or 112 from a mobile |
Ga-Rankuwa is in Tshwane, not Johannesburg
Listings place this hospital in Pretoria, in Johannesburg, and in Ga-Rankuwa, and all three appear in search results. Ga-Rankuwa is north west of Pretoria, inside the City of Tshwane. It is a considerable drive from Johannesburg, which matters if someone is directing an ambulance or a lift.
Complaints, and the number worth keeping
Gauteng runs a complaints call centre that operates day and night, seven days a week, on 011 488 4394, 4351, 4366 or 4445, alongside the toll free 0800 203 886.
Raise it with the facility first and get a reference, then escalate to the province if it is not resolved. Note dates, names of departments rather than individuals, and what was said.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get an appointment at Dr George Mukhari?
Through a referral from a clinic or district hospital. It is a tertiary academic hospital and most specialist services are referral based.
Where exactly is it?
Setlogelo Drive, Ga-Rankuwa Unit 2, north west of Pretoria in the City of Tshwane. Not Johannesburg.
How do I complain about care received?
Raise it at the hospital first, then the Gauteng complaints line 0800 203 886 or the 24 hour call centre on 011 488 4394.
Department contact details were read on official government sources on 25 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the department is the authority.
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