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The union was founded in 1989, when the Hospital Public Servants' Association merged with the Association of Cape Provincial Hospitals, forming the Hospital Personnel Association of South Africa. In 1993, it joined the Federation of South African Labour Unions (FEDSAL), at which time, it had 40,714 members.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (colloquially known as Bara) is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the largest hospital in Africa and seventh largest hospital in the world. [1] It has 6,760 staff members, 3,400 beds and occupies 70 ha (170 acres). The hospital is located in Soweto, south of Johannesburg.
In 2017, South Africa spent 8.1% of GDP on health care, or US$499.2 per capita. Of that, approximately 42% was government expenditure. [ 2 ] About 79% of doctors work in the private sector .
It was reported in September 2014, that the United States spends roughly $218 billion per year on hospital's administration costs, which is equivalent to 1.43 percent of the total U.S. economy. Hospital administration has grown as a percent of the U.S. economy from .9 percent in 2000 to 1.43 percent in 2012, according to Health Affairs. In 11 ...
Mediclinic Welkom (Private) (previously Hydromed Hospital) St Helena Hospital (Private) Permanently Closed; Virginia. Katleho Provincial Hospital (previously Virginia Provincial Hospital) Kroonstad. Kroon Hospital (Private) Boitumelo Hospital (Public) Bethlehem. Phekolong hospital; Dihlabeng hospital; Nurture Corona Physical Rehabilitation ...
The plan consisted of twin North and South complexes, 370m long and ninety metres wide, divided into five hospital blocks. [ 1 ] : 215 The two complexes were divided by a wide enclosed walkway named Hospital Street that contained the lifts, public and staff facilities, cafes, post office, bank, chapel, library, and childcare centre.
The hospital was opened in 1967 and was called the J.G. Strijdom Hospital, named after J.G. Strijdom, a South African Prime Minister. [1]: 133 The hospital would be renamed 1 April 1997, after anti-apartheid activist Helen Joseph. [2] By 1985 it became an academic hospital, out-patient facilities and clinics.
As of 2015, the hospital has 290 beds, 12 doctors, two clinical associates, two dentists, and numerous allied health professionals and nursing staff. There are several hundred births every month and 20 to 30 trauma cases and 250 outpatients per day. The hospital's catchment area has a population of around 200,000 people. [citation needed]