Izindaba
Bridging the healthcare delivery divide
Chris Bateman, JP Du Plessis, Tracy Du Plessis, Retha Grobbelaar
Abstract
In an ironic bit of healthcare delivery innovation, a district hospital originally designed to treat race groups separately is now inadvertently paving the way for National Health Insurance. One team of doctors and nurses treats all private and public patients equally, using the same facilities.
Authors' affiliations
Chris Bateman, HMPG
JP Du Plessis, Africa Health Placements
Tracy Du Plessis, Africa Health Placements
Retha Grobbelaar,
Keywords
National Health Insurance; public; private
Article History
Date submitted: 2012-08-02
Date published: 2012-09-03
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