Profile Helen Joseph Hospital is a government public hospital with a sole key responsibility of providing tertiary health care services to the community of Gauteng. In order to achieve this responsibility, the Hospital relies heavily on the commitment and competency of its ethical and naturally caring employees. Helen Joseph Hospital re-named on 1st April 1997, to reflect the transformation in the country since the advent of democracy is a tertiary hospital, part of the Wits University circuit responsible for teaching healthcare workers and provision of tertiary health services. The Hospital provides services to a region with a population of about 1 million. Our catchment area is mainly Region B of the Johannesburg Municipality extending to some parts of Region C and D. We serve the medium to low-income segment of the population.