National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)RegulationsRegulations relating to Categories of Hospitals4. Regional hospitals |
| (1) | A regional hospital must, on a 24 hour basis, provide— |
| (a) | health services in the fields of internal medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and general surgery and; |
| (b) | health services in at least one of the following specialties— |
| (i) | orthopaedic surgery; |
| (ii) | psychiatry; |
| (iii) | anaesthetics; |
| (iv) | diagnostic radiology; |
| (c) | trauma and emergency services; |
| (d) | short term ventilation in a critical care unit; and |
| (e) | services to a defined, regional drainage population, limited to provincial boundaries and receives referrals from several district hospitals. |
| (2) | A regional hospital receives outreach and support from tertiary hospitals. |
| (3) | A regional hospital has between 400 and 800 beds. |