Martje Venter Hospital

Description

Martje Venter Hospital, also known as Tarka Hospital, is a 20 bed district hospital situated in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape. The hospital caters to the Tsolwana Municipality, with a population of 33,281.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is located at the corner of Buitekant & Margaret streets in Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape Province. The nearest main roads are the R61 and R344 main roads running through Tarkastad. Tarkastad is situated 79.3km North-East of Cradock and 65.8km West of Queenstown on the R61.

PAYMENT

Martje Venter Hospital is a provincial hospital, and services are free to pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as children under the age of six years old. Other citizens are charged according to a sliding scale depending on their income.

SPECIALIST SERVICES

• Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS
• Emergency department
• Maternity ward
• Medical Services
• Operating Theatre & CSSD Services
• Out Patients Department
• Paediatric ward
• Pharmacy
• Surgical Services
• VCT