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Department of Health and Wellness - Public Information: P

General information publications, listed alphabetically. These documents are also placed under the relevant life events and categories in Your Life and Topics.

Paarl Hospital is a referral general specialist hospital for the Drakenstein region. The 331 bed facility caters to the medical needs of a vast geographical area of approximately 22 500 square kilometres and a population of over 787 490 (census 2011).

Physical Address

Corner of Hospital and Bergriver Boulevard, Paarl

Switchboard Contact Details

021 860 2500

Visiting Hours

Monday - Friday

  • 15:00 -16:00 
  • 19:15 - 20:15

Weekends & Public Holidays 

Patients' rights and responsibilities according to the National Patients' Charter.

Patients' rights and responsibilities according to the National Patients' Charter.

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Part of the Condom Week Campaign (11-16 Feb 2008) and Reproductive Health Month (February), this poster encourages young people to make healthy lifestyle choices by using a condom whenever they are sexually active.
In terms of the Medical Schemes Act, medical schemes have to cover the costs related to the diagnosis, treatment and care of:
  • any emergency medical condition
  • a limited set of ±270 medical conditions
  • 25 chronic conditions
This is known as Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) and you are entitled to these benefits regardless of the medical scheme option you have selected. PMBs, where indicated, include medicine.
Between 29 September and 31 October 2014 Western Cape Government health carers will visit schools to vaccinate Grade 4 girls against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the most common cause of cervical cancer in women.

Information for women over 30 on what pap smears are, and when and why they should be done.

Information on how to provide feedback to Groote Schuur with either compliments or complaints.

Information on how to provide feedback to Tygerberg Hospital with either compliments or complaints.
This calendar marks various national and international health days and includes contact details for organisations working around particular health issues.
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A comprehensive directory of all mental health facilities throughout the Western Cape province. Included are contact numbers for district offices of the provincial Department of Social Development, substance abuse resources and community services.