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Ekombe Hospital
Ekombe Hospital is a district hospital in Nkandla, in the King Cetshwayo health district. Serves a population of about 85 000. A deeply rural hospital on the Kranskop and Silutshana main road in the Nkandla magisterial district, accredited for infection control and nursing management. It oversees seven residential clinics and three…
Contact and visiting
| Telephone | 035 834 8000 |
| Emergency | 082 850 6353 |
| Address | Qhudeni Area |
| City | Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postal code | 3855 |
| Melusi.Mdima@kznhealth.gov.za | |
| Health district | King Cetshwayo |
| Public relations | Mr Melusi Mdima, 035 834 8046 |
Ekombe Hospital, Qhudeni Area, Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, 3855 Get directions
Contact details checked 7 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.
Ekombe Hospital Visiting Hours
Ekombe runs 3 visiting periods, which is more generous than most hospitals its size and makes it easier to fit a visit around work or transport. Most families reach Ekombe by taxi, so if you are coming from far, aim for the earlier slot and give yourself time to get home. Visiting times change without much notice, so confirm on 035 834 8000 before you travel to Nkandla.
Services at Ekombe Hospital
Serves a population of about 85 000.
- Emergency services
- Maternal
- Child and women's health
- Antenatal and postnatal care
- Gynaecology
- Medical
- Surgical
- Theatre
- Orthopaedic services
- Chronic diseases
- Communicable disease
- Crisis centre
- Eye care
- Psychiatric community services
- STD
- HIV and AIDS care
- TB and OPD
- Reproductive health
- Pharmaceutical services
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
- VCT
- Gateway clinic
- School health
About Ekombe Hospital
Ekombe Hospital is a district hospital in Nkandla, in the King Cetshwayo health district. Serves a population of about 85 000. A deeply rural hospital on the Kranskop and Silutshana main road in the Nkandla magisterial district, accredited for infection control and nursing management. It oversees seven residential clinics and three mobile clinics covering 30 points.
Medical aid networks
This facility does not appear on any of the scheme network lists we hold. That does not mean it is not covered, only that we cannot confirm it. Open the network checker or ask your scheme.