Kwazulu Natal Children's Hospital - South Beach, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Kwazulu Natal Children's Hospital - South Beach, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Services & Facilities at the Hospital

In-Patient

·         Short-Stay Internal Acute (2-3 days)

·         Adolescent Acute Substance Use (10-14 days)

·         Psychiatric (Child) - Step-down

·         Psychiatric (Adolescent) - Step-down

·         End of Life Care/Palliative Care

·         Lodging for Care Givers

Nutrition Support

·         Training, Research & Implementation

·         Growth & Development Monitoring

·         Breast Feeding

·         Micro Nutrients

·         Nutritional Modeling<

·         Food Security

Specialised Chronic & Preventative Out-Patient Clinics

·         Child Development Assessment Centre

·         HIV Exposed Children

·         Special Needs

·         Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

·         Adolescent Drop-In Centre (Sexual & Reproductive Health)

Psychological / Counselling [Out-Patient]

·         Specialised Counselling

·         Family Therapy

·         Support Groups

·         Play Therapy

·         Special Needs e.g. Autism

·         Adolescents

·         Genetic Counselling

Social Protection Services

·         NGO Offices

·         Social Work

·         Hospice

·         Palliative Care

·         Children’s Rights

·         Child Welfare

·         Crisis Centre

Support Services

·         Rehabilitation & Remedial Services

·         Speech and Audiology

·         Physiotherapy

·         Occupational Therapy

·         Social Workers

Community Outreach

·         Assisting Existing Services/Support

·         Community Care Giver Programmes

·         Mobile Services

·         Training & Mentoring

·         TeleMedicine

Training Centre

·         Library/Resource Centre

·         Paediatric Skills Building Lab

·         Neonatal Resuscitation Skills Building

·         Adolescent SRH

·         Tele-education

·         Training of:

·       Caregivers

·       Patients

·       Parents

·       Health-Care Workers

·       Community Care Givers

·       Adolescent Education

Research

·         Across the Spectrum of Child Health

·         Centre of Excellence

·         Training in Research

·         Post Graduate Nurses