Mediclinic Newcastle Contact Details

Mediclinic describes Newcastle as the only private hospital in north-western KwaZulu-Natal. There is no second private facility in the area, which makes its Emergency Department number worth keeping to hand.

Official contact channels

• Main: 086 177 7266
• Local Newcastle line: 034 317 0000
• Emergency Department: 034 317 0111
• Mediclinic group emergency number: 084 124

A fourth number, +27 34 317 2955, appears on the page unlabelled, with no indication of what it reaches. It is not listed as a contact here.

Address and operating information

• Physical: Corner Hospital and Bird Street, Newcastle, 2940
• Postal: Private Bag X6626, Newcastle, 2940

The public alternative in the town is Newcastle Hospital, a KwaZulu-Natal provincial facility, which operates in the state system rather than on private admission.

Support and escalation routes

Complaints go to the hospital first, then to the Office of the Health Ombud for care at a private establishment, or to the Health Professions Council for an individual practitioner.

Sources

• The Mediclinic hospital page for this facility at mediclinic.co.za, which publishes its numbers and its physical and postal addresses.