Psychiatric
Town Hill Hospital
Town Hill Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Pietermaritzburg, in the uMgungundlovu health district. A specialised psychiatric hospital built in the 1880s as an asylum, renamed the Pietermaritzburg Mental Hospital in 1916 and Town Hill Hospital in 1946. Its work has moved from custodial care to psychosocial rehabilitation and helping…
Contact and visiting
| Telephone | 033 342 0176 |
| Emergency | 066 303 7588 |
| Address | Hysslop Road |
| City | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postal code | 3200 |
| Reginald.Hadebe@kznhealth.gov.za | |
| Health district | uMgungundlovu |
| Established | 1880 |
| Public relations | Mr Khanya Ngema, 033 342 0176 |
Town Hill Hospital, Hysslop Road, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, 3200 Get directions
Contact details checked 8 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.
Town Hill Hospital Visiting Hours
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10:00 to 11:00 and 15:00 to 16:30
North Park ward, weekdays 16:00 to 17:00
North Park ward, weekends and public holidays 10:00 to 11:00 and 15:00 to 17:00
Town Hill runs two timetables, and which one applies depends on the ward. General wards see visitors from 15:00 on weekdays, with an extra morning hour at weekends and on public holidays. The North Park psychotherapy unit starts an hour later on weekdays and stays open until 17:00 at weekends. Children under 12 may not visit any ward except the Child and Adolescent Unit, which is a firm rule rather than a guideline. If you are travelling from another district and cannot make these times, phone the ward in advance and ask for permission to come at a set time; the hospital arranges this regularly. A quick call to 033 342 0176 before you set out will save you a wasted trip.
Services at Town Hill Hospital
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Occupational therapy
- Social work
- Pharmacy
- Child and adolescent psychiatric services
- First episode psychosis
- Dual diagnosis
- Psychogeriatrics
- Neuropsychiatry
- HIV and psychiatry
- Community liaison and outreach
- North Park psychotherapy unit
- Infection control
About Town Hill Hospital
Town Hill Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Pietermaritzburg, in the uMgungundlovu health district. A specialised psychiatric hospital built in the 1880s as an asylum, renamed the Pietermaritzburg Mental Hospital in 1916 and Town Hill Hospital in 1946. Its work has moved from custodial care to psychosocial rehabilitation and helping people return to their communities.
Medical aid networks
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