(a) A total of 8 733 556 patients were attended to at public hospitals and 38 035 852 were attended at public clinics from 1 April 2017 to 31 August 2017. The breakdown of patients by the type of public health facility is reflected in the following table.
(i) |
Public Hospitals Visits |
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OPD headcount |
TOTAL |
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National |
Facility-Type |
Apr-17 |
May-17 |
Jun-17 |
Jul-17 |
Aug-17 |
|
za South Africa |
District Hospital |
635957 |
742927 |
650971 |
689568 |
738522 |
3 457 945 |
National Central Hospital |
294064 |
346570 |
341103 |
333093 |
360698 |
1 675 528 |
|
Provincial Tertiary Hospital |
234647 |
288300 |
255631 |
265197 |
290240 |
1 334 015 |
|
Regional Hospital |
406714 |
469484 |
446894 |
452170 |
490806 |
2 266 068 |
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|
|
|
|
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8 733 556 |
(ii) |
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Public Clinic Visits |
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National |
Facility-Type |
PHC headcount |
TOTAL |
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za South Africa |
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Apr-17 |
May-17 |
Jun-17 |
Jul-17 |
Aug-17 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Service |
408463 |
577930 |
513175 |
521767 |
594258 |
2 615 593 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
Clinic |
5897683 |
7528698 |
7261529 |
7025627 |
7706722 |
35 420 259 |
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|
|
|
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38 035 852 |
(b) Honourable Member, I cannot disclose patients confidential information to you, unless you bring a certified copy of the a signed consent from each of them
END.