Public Hospital
KwaMagwaza Hospital
KwaMagwaza Hospital is a 147-bed district hospital in Melmoth, in the King Cetshwayo health district. It is still widely known as St Mary's Hospital, Melmoth. Catchment population of about 60 000. Taken over by the Department of Health from the Diocese of Zululand on 1 November 2000. It oversees seven fixed clinics and a health post…
Contact and visiting
| Telephone | 035 450 8200 |
| Address | KwaMagwaza Road |
| City | Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postal code | 3835 |
| andile.ngcobo@kznhealth.gov.za | |
| Website | www2.kznhealth.gov.za/kwamagwazahospital.htm |
| Beds | 147 |
| Health district | King Cetshwayo |
| Public relations | Mr Andile Ngcobo, 066 484 4333 |
KwaMagwaza Hospital, KwaMagwaza Road, Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, 3835 Get directions
Contact details checked 7 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.
KwaMagwaza Hospital Visiting Hours
KwaMagwaza 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. Two visitors per bed is the usual limit, and a ward may close to visitors during doctors' rounds or a procedure. Visiting times change without much notice, so confirm on 035 450 8200 before you travel to Melmoth.
Services at KwaMagwaza Hospital
Catchment population of about 60 000.
- Dental
- Dietetics
- HAST unit
- Laboratory
- Medical emergency
- Mental health
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Occupational therapy
- Operating theatre
- Paediatric
- Pharmaceutical
- Physiotherapy
- Primary health care
- Radiology
- Social work
- Surgical
About KwaMagwaza Hospital
KwaMagwaza Hospital is a 147-bed district hospital in Melmoth, in the King Cetshwayo health district. It is still widely known as St Mary's Hospital, Melmoth. Catchment population of about 60 000. Taken over by the Department of Health from the Diocese of Zululand on 1 November 2000. It oversees seven fixed clinics and a health post: KwaYanguye, Ndundulu, Melmoth, Nogakuka, KwaMagwaza Gateway, Nomponjwana, KwaMbiza and Thubalethu.
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.