Pholosong Regional Hospital publishes a direct line to its emergency department on 078 725 9348, and a mortuary line on 078 776 1756. Those come from the Gauteng Department of Health’s own alternative contact numbers sheet for the hospital. The provincial listing gives the switchboard as 011 812 5156. It is at 1067 Indaba Street Extension 1, Tsakane, Brakpan, in Ekurhuleni.
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If this is an emergency
Call 10177 for an ambulance, or 112 from any mobile phone. Within Ekurhuleni the City also publishes 011 458 0911. The casualty number above reaches the department; it does not send a vehicle.
Verified contact details
Read from the Gauteng Department of Health’s published alternative contact numbers sheet for the hospital on 24 August 2026.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| Emergency department, casualty | 078 725 9348 |
| Night supervisor | 078 725 9348 |
| Mortuary | 078 776 1756 |
| Switchboard, provincial listing | 011 812 5156 |
| Address | 1067 Indaba Street Ext 1, Tsakane, Brakpan |
| Ekurhuleni emergencies | 011 458 0911 |
| Ambulance, nationally | 10177 or 112 |
Casualty and the night supervisor share a number
That is not a misprint in the provincial sheet, and it tells you how the hospital works after hours. Outside office hours, the person answering the casualty line is the night supervisor, who is the senior nurse running the hospital overnight.
- At night that number is the whole hospital, not just casualty. If you need a ward, a patient update or a senior decision after hours, this is who you reach.
- They are running a hospital while they talk to you. Have the patient’s full name and admission date ready and keep the call short.
- Use the switchboard in office hours for anything that can wait.
The mortuary number
We publish it because it is genuinely hard to find and people need it at the worst possible time. After a death in hospital, the family has to identify the deceased, obtain the medical certificate of cause of death, and arrange collection by a funeral undertaker. The mortuary is the department that handles the first two.
- Take your identity document and the deceased’s, and bring the hospital file number if you have it.
- The death certificate itself comes from Home Affairs, issued on the strength of the medical certificate. The hospital does not issue it.
- An unnatural or unexplained death goes to a forensic pathology facility, not the hospital mortuary, and the police are involved. Ask which applies before making funeral arrangements.
- No fee is payable to any individual to release a body. Requests for cash should be refused and reported.
A regional hospital for three townships
Pholosong serves a population of roughly 900,000 across Tsakane, KwaThema and Duduza, with about 300 beds. Services include paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, antenatal care, and HIV, TB and STI treatment.
As a regional hospital it takes referrals from clinics and district hospitals. Start at a clinic for anything routine, since that is where the referral letter comes from, and remember that in Gauteng the City runs many of the clinics while the province runs the hospitals.
Bring your identity document, clinic card and file number, referral letter, current medicines in their packaging, and proof of income. Fees are means-tested, with pregnant women and children under six treated free of charge.
Complaints
- Raise it at the hospital and get a written reference number.
- Escalate to the Gauteng Department of Health.
- Then the Health Ombud on 080 911 6472, or [email protected].
- Conduct by a named doctor or nurse goes to the HPCSA or the South African Nursing Council.
Related contact pages
- Healthcare contact pages
- Public hospitals and clinics contact details
- Government contact pages
- How to verify a contact number before you use it
Frequently asked questions
What is the number for Pholosong Hospital?
The switchboard is listed as 011 812 5156. Casualty is 078 725 9348 and the mortuary 078 776 1756, from the province’s alternative contact sheet.
Is it Pholoso or Pholosong?
Pholosong. Official listings use that spelling, so search under it.
Where is it?
1067 Indaba Street Extension 1, Tsakane, Brakpan, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. It serves Tsakane, KwaThema and Duduza.
Who answers after hours?
The casualty line and the night supervisor share a number, so at night that number reaches the senior nurse running the hospital.
Who do I call after a death in the hospital?
The mortuary on 078 776 1756. The death certificate itself is issued by Home Affairs on the strength of the medical certificate from the hospital.
Details on this page were read from Gauteng Department of Health published sources on 24 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the official source is always the authority.