Madibas hospital stays

January 26-28 2011

Admitted to Milpark Hospital, Joburg, to undergo routine tests, according to official statements. Reports were that he was seen by a pulmonologist for respiratory disorder

February 25-26 2012

Admitted to a Pretoria hospital for a long-standing abdominal complaint that doctors felt needs proper specialist medical attention

December 8-27 2012

Admitted to a Pretoria hospital to undergo tests. Had lung infection and gallstones removed

March 9-11 2013

Admitted to a Pretoria hospital for a scheduled medical check-up to manage existing conditions in line with his age

March 27 to April 7 2013

Admitted to a Pretoria hospital in the late hours due to a recurrence of pneumonia. Doctors advised that due to his lung infection, Mandela had developed a pleural effusion, which they then tapped

June 8 2013
Admitted to hospital again in the early hours of the morning for a recurrent lung infection. He remains in a serious but stable condition

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278

72 2

15 11

61 ?

Days since last hospital stay Nights in hospital

19 1

Note: Copy in quotation marks are what official statements said.

Photo: Theana Calitz, Nelson Mandela Foundation; Graphics24