Tygerberg Hospital

Tygerberg Hospital
Western Cape Department of Health
Tygerberg hospital and campus
Tygerberg Hospital is located in Cape Town
Tygerberg Hospital
Shown in Cape Town
Geography
LocationParow, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Coordinates33°54′40″S 18°36′36″E / 33.911°S 18.610°E / -33.911; 18.610
Organisation
Care systemDepartment of Health
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching, District General
Affiliated universityStellenbosch University
Services
Emergency departmentYes, Major Trauma Centre
Beds1384
History
Opened1976
Links
Websitewww.westerncape.gov.za/your_gov/153
ListsHospitals in South Africa

Tygerberg Hospital is a tertiary public hospital located in Parow. The hospital was officially opened in 1976 and is the largest district general hospital in the Western Cape and the second largest hospital in South Africa, with the capacity for 1899 beds. It acts as a teaching hospital in conjunction with the Stellenbosch University's Health Science Faculty. To become a patient at Tygerberg, a person must be referred by a primary or secondary health care facility. Over 3.6 million people receive health care from Tygerberg, either directly or via its secondary hospitals, such as Paarl and Worcester Hospital. During the normal working day there are about 10,000 people on hospital grounds.