The South African Military Health Services is providing medical care, cleaning and preparing meals at 33 strike-hit hospitals in the country.
Spokesman Colonel Louis Kirsten yesterday said that military doctors, nurses and emergency medics were deployed everywhere, except in the Northern Cape and Western Cape.
They were sent at the request of the national health department, which identified hospitals where their services were needed.
The military medical teams are working in Gauteng's Natalspruit, Chris Hani Baragwanath, Helen Joseph, Kalafong, George Mukhari, Steve Biko, Tshwane District and Mamelodi hospitals.
In North West, they are at Brits, Bophelong and Rustenburg hospitals. In KwaZulu-Natal, they are stationed at King Edward VIII, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Chief Albert Luthuli, Prince Mshiyeni and Stanger hospitals.
Limpopo's Van Velden, Polokwane, Lebowakgomo, St Rita's and Maphutha-Malatji hospitals are also being staffed by army medics.
So are Mpumalanga's Witbank, Tonga, KwaMhlanga, Mapulaneng, Rob Fereira, Ermelo and Themba hospitals.
In the Free State, the teams have dispatched to Bongane, Katlego and Pelonomi hospitals
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