Ladysmith Hospital Contact Details

Ladysmith Hospital is the regional referral hospital for the Uthukela District in KwaZulu-Natal, on Malcom Road in the town. District hospitals across Uthukela refer patients upward to it, which is why its switchboard carries traffic well beyond Ladysmith itself.

Official contact channels

• Switchboard: 036 637 2111

A second number on the department page, 036 637 6457, is a fax, not a voice line. It is printed immediately below the switchboard, which is exactly where these get misread.

Address and operating information

• Physical: Malcom Road, Ladysmith
• Postal: Private Bag X9928, Ladysmith

Uthukela covers Ladysmith, Estcourt, Bergville and Colenso. Estcourt Hospital is the other provincial facility in the district.

Support and escalation routes

Complaints go to the hospital Public Relations Officer first, then to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health operations centre on 0800 205 334. Unresolved care complaints escalate to the Office of the Health Ombud.

Sources

• The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health facility page for this hospital, listed at kznhealth.gov.za/provincial-hospitals/, which publishes its telephone and fax numbers and its postal and physical addresses.