South Africa’s visiting hours guide

Find visiting hours before you travel

Look up visiting hours for hospitals, wards and correctional centres, with sources and a verified date on every page. Visiting arrangements change, so confirm with the facility before you set out.

Start with the right guide

Visiting rules depend on the type of facility and the ward. Pick the guide closest to your visit.

Hospital visiting hoursThe national directory of hospital pages, by type and group. Private hospitalsMediclinic, Netcare, Life Healthcare, Lenmed and more. Public hospitalsProvincial, regional and academic hospitals. ICU & CCUHow critical care visiting differs from general wards. Maternity wardsPartners, siblings and visiting after birth. Prison visitingDCS visit rules, ID, bookings and correctional centres.

Popular hospital pages

Facility pages for this section are being verified and will appear here as they are published. In the meantime, use the hospital visiting hours directory.

More visiting guides

How we check visiting hours

  • Official sources first. We use the facility’s own website, its hospital group, the provincial health department or the Department of Correctional Services.
  • No guessed times. If a facility doesn’t publish its visiting hours, we say so and tell you how to confirm them. We don’t list office or emergency hours as visiting hours.
  • Dated and sourced. Every page shows when it was last verified and links to its sources, and pages are rechecked regularly.