Hospitals and clinics in Mauritius at a glance:
- The public network rests on five regional hospitals, one per region of the island.
- The emergency departments of those five take urgent cases.
- Large private clinics say they run emergency care around the clock.
- Public hospitals let visitors in twice a day: half an hour in the morning, longer after lunch.
- An ordinary ward takes two people at once, intensive care one.
- Private clinics set their own visiting hours, usually longer than the public ones.
Someone close to you has been taken ill. If help is needed on the spot, you call an ambulance. If you have to get there yourself, the question is where. The island is small, but “the hospital in the centre” is not an address. Below are the hospitals and clinics in Mauritius. Where each one stands, which take emergency cases, when visitors are let in.
Hospitals and clinics in Mauritius: public and private
Medical care on the island is split into two networks. The public one rests on five regional hospitals. Private clinics stand in the centre, the capital, the north, the east and the west.
Below the regional hospitals sits a network of small centres. There are more than a hundred, but they do not take emergency cases. The regional hospital is the next level up.
Around 73 % of the population uses the public system at no end-user costs. That is the Ministry of Health’s own wording. Each regional hospital has a resuscitation unit beside its emergency department.
The large private clinics say they run emergency care around the clock, and each publishes its own visiting hours.
Public hospitals in Mauritius: where each one stands
Five regional hospitals cover five regions. They are the capital, the north, the east, the south and the centre. The emergency departments of all five take emergency cases. The visiting hours below follow the Ministry of Health visiting policy published on health.govmu.org.
| Hospital | Region | Visiting hours, Mon–Sat |
|---|---|---|
| Dr A. Gaffoor Jeetoo | Port Louis, capital | 06:30–07:00 and 15:30–17:00 |
| Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSRN) | Pamplemousses, north | 06:30–07:00 and 15:30–17:00 |
| Sir Anerood Jugnauth (SAJ) | Flacq, east | not listed in the policy |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Rose Belle, south | 06:30–07:00 and 15:30–17:00 |
| Victoria | Candos, centre | 06:30–07:00 and 15:30–17:00 |
On Sundays and public holidays the morning window holds. The afternoon one moves to 12:00–14:30. Victoria Hospital in Candos covers the centre of the island. The eastern hospital is Sir Anerood Jugnauth in Flacq, opened in 2024. It has not reached the ministry’s table of hours yet.
Two district hospitals also work: New Souillac in Souillac and Mahebourg in the south-east. The west coast has the public Dr Yves Cantin in Grande Rivière Noire. Specialist hospitals include the psychiatric Brown Sequard in Beau Bassin. The eye hospital S. Bharati stands in Moka. A cardiac centre works at SSRN.
Private clinics in Mauritius with round-the-clock emergency care
Large private clinics say they keep emergency care open around the clock. Visiting hours below come from the clinics’ own websites.
| Clinic | Region | Ward visiting hours |
|---|---|---|
| C-Care Wellkin | Moka, centre | 13:00–14:00 and 18:00–20:00 |
| C-Care Darné | Floréal, centre | 06:30–07:30 and 16:00–19:00 |
| C-Care Grand Baie | Mont Choisy, north | 11:00–12:00 and 18:00–20:00 |
| C-Care Tamarin | Tamarin, west | no wards, admission by transfer |
| Clinique du Nord | Baie du Tombeau, north | 09:00–11:00 and 16:00–18:00 |
| City Clinic | Port Louis, capital | 10:30–12:00 and 18:30–20:00 |
| Clinique Ferrière de Bon Secours | Curepipe, centre | Mon–Fri 11:00–12:00 and 17:00–19:00 |
| Artemis Curepipe | Curepipe, centre | 10:00–11:00 and 17:00–19:00 |
| Artemis Cascavelle | Cascavelle, west | 10:00–11:00 and 17:00–19:00 |
| Aegle Clinic | Central Flacq, east | 13:00–14:00 and 18:00–19:00 |
The clinic in Moka was once Apollo Bramwell, then Wellkin. Today it is C-Care Wellkin. C-Care Tamarin has no wards, and emergency care there runs around the clock. A patient who needs admission is transferred to Wellkin or Darné.
Intensive care keeps its own hours, and they are shorter. At C-Care Darné they are 10:00–11:00 and 19:00–20:00. Artemis has 10:00–11:00 and 18:00–19:00, City Clinic 09:00–10:00 and 16:00–17:00. Aegle Clinic gives 11:00–12:00.
Pharmacies on duty are covered in medical facilities and pharmacies on the island of Mauritius.
When visitors are let in
Public hospitals let visitors in twice a day. Half an hour in the morning, an hour and a half in the afternoon. On Sundays and holidays the afternoon window shifts. The exact hours are in the table above.
The morning window does not exist everywhere. It is open at Jeetoo, SSRN, Jawaharlal Nehru and Victoria. New Souillac and Mahebourg have no morning window at all. The same goes for Dr Yves Cantin and the specialist hospitals. Visitors come there in the afternoon.
A third window runs from 12:00 to 13:00. It is only for helping a patient eat, and only with the ward sister’s permission.
How many people are let in depends on the department. An ordinary ward takes two at the bedside, the emergency department two companions. Intensive care admits one visitor. Flowers, bags, food and drinks stay outside, and the phone goes off. At the psychiatric Brown Sequard visits happen in the afternoon only.
Newborn wards at the regional hospitals open at 10:00–11:00 and 14:00–15:00, the feeding times. Outpatient appointments take no more than two companions. A child of any age is let in if there is nobody to mind them.
These are the general rules. A department may keep different hours, so check on the spot.
Which hospital is nearest to your area
The nearest hospital in Mauritius depends on your side of the island. A private clinic is chosen by the nearest town.
| Region | Public hospital | Private clinics |
|---|---|---|
| North | SSRN in Pamplemousses | C-Care Grand Baie in Mont Choisy, Clinique du Nord in Baie du Tombeau |
| West | Dr Yves Cantin in Grande Rivière Noire | C-Care Tamarin in Tamarin, Artemis in Cascavelle |
| East | Sir Anerood Jugnauth in Flacq | Aegle Clinic in Central Flacq |
| South | Jawaharlal Nehru in Rose Belle, New Souillac in Souillac, Mahebourg | none |
| Centre and capital | Victoria in Candos, Jeetoo in Port Louis | C-Care Wellkin in Moka, C-Care Darné in Floréal, Clinique Ferrière and Artemis in Curepipe, City Clinic in Port Louis |
The west coast has no regional hospital of its own. It belongs to the Victoria zone in Candos. On the shore itself, though, the public Dr Yves Cantin works in Grande Rivière Noire.
Drive times to each of them are set out in driving times in Mauritius.
How to get to the hospital
People reach a hospital by taxi. The ambulance is 114, and the other numbers are gathered in Mauritius emergency numbers.
DodoGo works around the clock across the island. You set the pick-up point with a pin on the map. The address of the block does not matter. The map shows the taxi coming in.
We at DodoGo have covered the night drive to hospital separately. A big hospital has several entrances. The taxi rank is not always at the block you need. That is covered in taxi near me in Mauritius.
Questions and answers
What are hospital visiting hours in Mauritius?
Twice a day. The Ministry of Health visiting policy gives 06:30–07:00 and 15:30–17:00, Monday to Saturday. On Sundays and holidays the afternoon window is 12:00–14:30. Check your department’s hours on the spot.
How many people are allowed into a ward?
Two at a time in an ordinary department. Intensive care admits one visitor, and flowers, bags, food and drinks stay outside. The emergency department takes two companions.
Can you visit a patient with a child?
A child in an ordinary department must be with an adult. Children under 12 are not admitted to intensive care. Teenagers of 13 to 18 need the ward sister’s permission. In the paediatric department a mother may stay overnight with a child up to 16.
Which hospital is nearest to Grand Baie?
In the north the regional public hospital is SSRN in Pamplemousses. The nearest private one is C-Care Grand Baie in Mont Choisy. Next comes Clinique du Nord in Baie du Tombeau.
Where is round-the-clock emergency care on the island?
A 24 hour clinic in Mauritius works in five parts of the island. The centre has C-Care Wellkin in Moka, C-Care Darné in Floréal, Clinique Ferrière and Artemis in Curepipe. City Clinic covers the capital. In the north there are C-Care Grand Baie and Clinique du Nord. Aegle Clinic covers the east, C-Care Tamarin and Artemis in Cascavelle the west. Public emergency departments take urgent cases too, though the ministry publishes no separate hours for them.
Hospitals and clinics in Mauritius divide up simply. Five public regional hospitals cover the island, private clinics fill the towns. Visiting windows are short, so check them before you set off. Install DodoGo in advance — for iPhone or for Android. The pin goes right at the block you need.
