SA’s Best Hospitals and Cheapest Hospital Plan

1. Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
2. Life Rosepark Hospital in Bloemfontein
3. Kuils River Private Hospital in Cape Town
4. N1 City Hospital in Cape Town
5. Melomed Bellville Hospital in Cape Town
6. Ethekwini Hospital & Heart Centre in Durban
7. Hillcrest Private Hospital in Durban
8. Lowveld Hospital in Nelspruit
9. Midvaal Private Hospital in Vereeniging
10. Wilmed Park Private Hospital in Klerksdorp
11. Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital in Pretoria
12. HooglandMediclinic in Bethlehem
13. Milnerton Mediclinic in Cape Town
14. Panorama Mediclinic in Cape Town
15. Stellenbosch Mediclinic
16. Cape GateMediclinic in Cape Town
17. Hermanus Mediclinic
18. Howick Mediclinic
19. Louis LeipoldtMediclinic in Cape Town
20. Victoria Mediclinic in KwaZulu-Natal

What is a Hospital Plan?

Hospital plans refer to all hospital services used when admitted to hospital, such as the anaesthetist and surgeon fees. This plan should not be confused with hospital insurance or hospital cash-back plans.

A hospital plan has to pay for 270 Prescribed Minimum Benefits, when treated in a hospital, and for the treatment of 26 chronic conditions.

So what’s the difference? A hospital plan pays up to a certain limit for the procedures and treatment that you receive in a hospital. Whereas hospital cash-back plans tend to pay for the time you spend in hospital.

SA’s Cheapest Hospital Plans

With the growing inflation and worrying economic climate, many consumers are worried about how they will manage, come the new year, when medical aid providers raise their premiums. Discovery Health announced last week that they will be raising their premiums by an average of 10.2% in January 2017.

This is almost 2% higher than last year’s average of 8.6%. With South Africa’s Consumer Index only rising by 6.8%, many South Africans will be looking to tighten their belts and opt for cheaper hospital plans in order to stay above water. 

With Discovery Health enjoying the lion’s share of SA’s medical aid market and over three million customers, many South Africans may balk upon reading January 2017’s statement, unless they opt for a cheaper package sooner.

Cheapest Hospital Plans

Cheapest Hospital Plans (With Savings)

This plan is almost the same as the above-mentioned plans, except they provide a limited savings account for day-to-day use.

Hospital Plans (With Day-to-Day Cover)

Day-to-day cover provides for all your pharmaceutical and medical practice expenses. These include visiting the chiropractor or purchasing over-the-counter medication. This cover falls away and is renewed at the end of each year.