The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (SA) is

described as having a healthcare crisis. Failure to pay salaries to staff and shortages of medicines and basic medical supplies have been cited as manifestations of what were believed to be far-reaching systemic failures in the financing and management of services in the province.[1] At the heart of this crisis lie two key issues, namely poor management and severe staff shortages. It may be obvious that sound human resource management (HRM) of healthcare workers (HCWs) is critical for the functioning of a healthcare system, but the importance of HRM seems to be overlooked in some SA settings. One of the most concerning factors facing healthcare in Human resource management practices in a medical complex in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Assessing their impact on the retention of doctor