Psychiatric
St Francis Hospital
St Francis Hospital is a 79-bed psychiatric hospital in Ulundi, in the Zululand health district. Built in 1936 by Roman Catholic missionaries, absorbed into Nkonjeni Hospital in 1985 and made a hospital in its own right again in August 2002. It is being developed into a district psychiatric hospital. It oversees a gateway clinic on the…
Contact and visiting
| Telephone | 035 873 0203 |
| Address | King Dinizulu Highway |
| City | Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postal code | 3865 |
| Thembekile.Zulu@kznhealth.gov.za | |
| Beds | 79 |
| Health district | Zululand |
| Established | 1936 |
St Francis Hospital, King Dinizulu Highway, Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, 3865 Get directions
Contact details checked 8 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.
St Francis Hospital Visiting Hours
St Francis does not publish set visiting times. It is a specialised psychiatric hospital with 79 beds, and visits are arranged with the ward looking after the patient rather than through a general timetable, partly so that they do not cut across therapy and group sessions. Phone 035 873 0203 and ask for the ward. Staff will tell you what you may bring in and roughly how long to stay, and they will usually try to fit you in if you have travelled from outside Mahlabathini.
Services at St Francis Hospital
Serves the catchment area of District Council 26 in the Zululand Health District.
- Outpatient services
- Psychiatric care
- Counselling services
- Rehabilitation for people with disabilities
- Primary health care
- Maternal child and women's health
- Geriatric and chronic care
- Eye care services
- Pharmaceutical services
- Social welfare services
- Community health worker programme
About St Francis Hospital
St Francis Hospital is a 79-bed psychiatric hospital in Ulundi, in the Zululand health district. Built in 1936 by Roman Catholic missionaries, absorbed into Nkonjeni Hospital in 1985 and made a hospital in its own right again in August 2002. It is being developed into a district psychiatric hospital. It oversees a gateway clinic on the hospital grounds and two mobile teams covering 43 visiting 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.