Rural district hospitals – essential cogs in the district health system – and primary healthcare re-engineering

dc.contributor.authorBac, Martin
dc.contributor.authorHugo, J.F.M. (Jannie)
dc.contributor.emailmartin.bac@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-22T07:06:13Z
dc.date.available2016-04-22T07:06:13Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractTo the Editor : The article by Le Roux et al. raises the question why it is so difficult to re-engineer primary healthcare (PHC) and why the results so far have been disappointing. They highlight the critical role of the district hospital as the hub from which all activities in the rural districts should be co-ordinated. Le Roux et al. write from their own experience at rural hospitals. We agree that there are many examples of well-run public district hospitals with excellent reputations, which have contributed towards improved patient care together with improved health status of the community. Hospitals that have built up reputations as providers of excellent rural healthcare services in the past decades are Elim, Donald Fraser, Gelukspan, Manguzi, Bethesda, Mosveld, Mseleni, Rietvlei, Zithulele, and many more.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentFamily Medicineen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBac, M & Hugo J 2015, 'Rural district hospitals – essential cogs in the district health system – and primary healthcare re-engineering', South African Medical Journal, vol. 105, no. 9, pp. 702.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJnew.8379
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52110
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary healthcareen_ZA
dc.subjectDistrict hospitalen_ZA
dc.subjectRural districten_ZA
dc.subjectCommunityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleRural district hospitals – essential cogs in the district health system – and primary healthcare re-engineeringen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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