Public Hospital
Wentworth Hospital
Wentworth Hospital is a district hospital in Jacobs, Durban, in the eThekwini health district. It serves Wentworth, Austerville, the Bluff, Merebank, Jacobs, Montclair, Clairwood, Umbilo, Lamontville, Chesterville, Cato Manor, Woodlands, Hillary, Seaview and Yellowwood Park, on referral from local clinics or a regional hospital. A…
Contact and visiting
| Telephone | 031 467 1451 |
| Emergency | 031 467 0170 |
| Address | 1 Boston Road, Jacobs |
| City | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postal code | 4026 |
| Thandeka.phiri@kznhealth.gov.za | |
| Website | www2.kznhealth.gov.za/wentworthhospital.htm |
| Health district | eThekwini |
| Public relations | Ms Thandeka Phiri |
Wentworth Hospital, 1 Boston Road, Jacobs, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4026 Get directions
Contact details checked 8 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.
Wentworth Hospital Visiting Hours
Wentworth's switchboard has been down since cable theft in June 2026, so ring the ward directly rather than the main number. The direct lines are listed in the notice at the top of this page. Visiting is the same two periods every day, an hour from 14:00 and an hour from 18:30. Admission here is by referral from a clinic or a regional hospital rather than by walking in, so if you are bringing someone who is unwell, go to your clinic or to casualty rather than to the wards. Ring 031 467 1451 and ask for the ward, rather than relying on these times alone.
Who this hospital serves
It serves Wentworth, Austerville, the Bluff, Merebank, Jacobs, Montclair, Clairwood, Umbilo, Lamontville, Chesterville, Cato Manor, Woodlands, Hillary, Seaview and Yellowwood Park, on referral from local clinics or a regional hospital.
About Wentworth Hospital
Wentworth Hospital is a district hospital in Jacobs, Durban, in the eThekwini health district. It serves Wentworth, Austerville, the Bluff, Merebank, Jacobs, Montclair, Clairwood, Umbilo, Lamontville, Chesterville, Cato Manor, Woodlands, Hillary, Seaview and Yellowwood Park, on referral from local clinics or a regional hospital. A district hospital that borders a nature reserve. In 2003 the cardio-thoracic surgery department catalogued and tagged every indigenous tree on the grounds so that patients and visitors could identify them.
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.