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HEALTH & BEAUTY

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL

WE ALWAYS CARE Our 24-hour Emergency Department is
equipped to manage a wide range of
At Midlands Specialist Private Hospital medical emergencies. A highly trained
(MSPH), we provide patients with a team of doctors and nurses is available
comprehensive range of medical services, around the clock to assess, stabilise, and
supported by a team of highly skilled initiate treatment for patients presenting
doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare with serious illness or injury, supported by
professionals committed to delivering experienced specialists to ensure timely,
exceptional care. coordinated care.

Established in February 1988, MSPH was Why choose our Emergency
founded on the principle of serving the Department?
greater Pietermaritzburg community. As Our unit is staffed by experienced doctors
healthcare has evolved, so too has the and healthcare professionals equipped
hospital, with ongoing investment and to respond to a wide range of critical
expansion ensuring a modern, world- situations. The team is trained to rapidly
class facility in the heart of the city. assess, treat, and stabilise patients,
ensuring urgent medical needs are
Today, the hospital comprises 274 beds managed with skill, efficiency, and care.
across all major healthcare disciplines and
features a multi-theatre complex, including Editorial supplied by Midlands Specialist Private Hospital
laminar flow theatres, a cardiac theatre,
and a dedicated caesarean theatre. Our
Centres of Excellence are specialist-driven
and form a key part of our commitment
to delivering high-quality, patient-focused
care.

This commitment to excellence has been
recognised by both industry leaders and
the community. MSPH was recognised
by Discovery Health for Excellence
in Healthcare, achieving exceptional
healthcare quality in the Discovery Health
ratings, received multiple Best of PMB &
the Midlands awards — including Best
Hospital and Best Emergency Services
— and achieved Diamond Status through
the World Stroke Organisations Angels
Initiative for excellence in stroke care.

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