{"id":187,"date":"2025-12-18T11:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loyola.co.za\/salvationarmy-zam\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:58:37","slug":"hospitals-and-health-centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loyola.co.za\/salvationarmy-zam\/hospitals-and-health-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals and Health Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ededed&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|5%|13px|5%|false|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|5%|9px|5%|false|true&#8221; 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