Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Smart Hospital Network

You pay an upfront R12 650 to the hospital for a planned admission anywhere else.

What the scheme says

“These hospitals apply to members on the Classic Smart Comprehensive, Classic Smart, Essential Smart and Smart Saver plans. For planned admissions to any other private hospital, you must pay an upfront amount of R12,650. This does not apply in an emergency.”

discovery-2026-hospital-network-list.pdf · p2 · read 2026-08-30

Plans on this network

Classic Smart
Classic Smart Comprehensive
Classic Smart Saver
Essential Smart
Essential Smart Saver

5 priced options in our catalogue, including income bands.

The 59 hospitals on this network

Read from the scheme’s own list on 2026-08-30. The document states an effective date of 13/07/2026. Networks change. The scheme’s own words: “All network lists can change at any time… to see the latest list before any planned admissions.” Confirm before you are admitted — not on the day.

Eastern Cape4

Life Beacon Bay HospitalEast London
St Mary’s Private HospitalMthatha
Netcare Greenacres HospitalPort Elizabeth
Life Queenstown Private HospitalQueenstown

Free State2

Mediclinic BloemfonteinBloemfontein
Mediclinic WelkomWelkom

Gauteng22

Netcare Alberton HospitalAlberton
Life The Glynnwood HospitalBenoni
Life Roseacres HospitalGermiston
Life Fourways HospitalJohannesburg
Mediclinic MorningsideJohannesburg
Nelson Mandela Children’s HospitalJohannesburg
Netcare Park Lane HospitalJohannesburg
Wits Donald Gordon Medical CentreJohannesburg
Netcare PinehavenKrugersdorp
Mediclinic LegaeMabopane
Netcare Waterfall City HospitalMidrand
Life Groenkloof HospitalPretoria
Life Wilgers HospitalPretoria
Mediclinic MedforumPretoria
Mediclinic MuelmedPretoria
Optimed Eye and Laser ClinicPretoria
Netcare Olivedale HospitalRandburg
Life Wilgeheuwel HospitalRoodepoort
Oxford Maternity UnitSaxonwold
Dr S K Matseke Memorial HospitalSoweto
Mediclinic VereenigingVereeniging
Clinix Botshelong-Empilweni Private HospitalVosloorus

Kwazulu-Natal9

Netcare Alberlito HospitalBallito
Life Westville HospitalDurban
Netcare St Augustine’s HospitalDurban
Netcare Umhlanga HospitalDurban
JMH Isipingo HospitalIsipingo
Mediclinic NewcastleNewcastle
Life Hilton Private HospitalPietermaritzburg
Mediclinic PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburg
Melomed Richards Bay Private HospitalRichards Bay

Limpopo2

Netcare Pholoso HospitalPolokwane
Mediclinic TzaneenTzaneen

Mpumalanga2

Life Cosmos HospitalEmalahleni
Mediclinic NelspruitMbombela

North West2

Life Anncron HospitalKlerksdorp
Netcare Ferncrest HospitalRustenburg

Northern Cape1

Lenmed Royal Hospital and Heart CentreKimberley

Western Cape15

Cape Eye HospitalBellville
Netcare BlaauwbergBlouberg
Mediclinic Cape GateCape Town
Mediclinic Cape TownCape Town
Mediclinic ConstantiabergCape Town
Mediclinic PanoramaCape Town
Life Kingsbury HospitalClaremont
Life Peninsula Eye HospitalClaremont
Melomed GatesvilleGatesville
Mediclinic GeorgeGeorge
Mediclinic MilnertonMilnerton
Melomed Mitchells PlainMitchells Plain
Life Bay View Private HospitalMossel Bay
Mediclinic StellenboschStellenbosch
Mediclinic Winelands Orthopaedic HospitalStellenbosch

discovery-2026-hospital-network-list.pdf · pp3-8. Search a hospital across every network we hold →
Check the scheme’s own finder for the current list: https://www.discovery.co.za — Medical Provider Search / Discovery Health app