Hospital Admission Authorisation Number and Procedure

Admission into a private hospital is not by choice. A medical doctor has to admit a patient and the medical aid has to approve payment before the hospital will allow you admission. These days you will have to wait for an available bed at times in the hospital of your choice as the demand on private health facilities in South Africa continue to grow. Before you show up at a hospital, it is important that you understand how the hospital admission procedure works or you may be refused admission or even held liable for the hospital bills.

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