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A way of life
Life St Mary`s Private Hospital is a member of Life Healthcare, one of the largest private hospital groups in South Africa, operating 63 acute care facilities across the country.
Life Healthcare is recognised throughout the health industry for its high calibre healthcare professionals and excellent facilities.
We believe delivery of world class healthcare is achieved through a combination of unparalleled quality and clinical excellence; along with a true focus on the personal needs of our patients and their families.
Every day we subscribe to the core values of the Life Healthcare group, while individually striving to continually improve facilities, standards and technology.
At Life St Mary’s Private Hospital our priority is to focus on the delivery of a special brand of health and care to patients. Within a world class hospital, this unique approach is what makes the difference.
Contact us
Management
Our management can be contacted through our hospital’s reception desk or through e-mail.
| Position |
Name |
| Hospital Manager |
Thabo Mosheledi |
| Nurse Manager |
Kanjikara George |
| Hospital Secretary |
Beauty Yoko |
| Hospital HR Manager |
Sipho Ndima |
| Marketing and Communications Coordinator |
Siphokazi Nxopo |
| Finance & Administration Manager |
Sive Jama |
| Patient Services Manager |
Yvette Marath |
| Quality and Safety Support Specialist |
Julie-Ann Tyler |
| Nursing Standards Manager |
Tandisa Ntshiba |
Our team
At Life St Mary’s Private Hospital we understand that we have a responsibility to meet the expectations of those who are entrusted to our care as well as the expectations of their loved ones.
This realisation enables us to ensure that we focus on an experience of care for everybody who visits or is admitted to one of our hospitals or healthcare facilities
All Life St Mary’s Private Hospital staff participates in ongoing quality training ‘Q to the power of e’. Here we each come to appreciate the importance of quality in delivery of service and to embrace caring principles of empathy, ethics, excellence, energy and empowerment.
Results of ongoing patient satisfaction surveys tell us that a stay at St Mary’s Private Hospital reflects the high standards of health and care we set out to deliver.
The care delivered at Life St Mary’s Private Hospital extends into the community.
Our employees at all levels actively participate in community initiatives to improve the quality of life in surrounding areas.
Our facilities
At Life St Mary’s Private Hospital everything we do is focused on the delivery of high quality treatment and special, unique standards of care - whether for routine, more serious or extensive procedures.
Life St Mary’s Private Hospital has 140 beds, 3 theatres and it includes an adult and neonatal ICU.
Medical and surgical disciplines
- Family medicine
- Dermatology
- Neurosurgery
- ENT surgery
- General surgery
- Gynaecology
- Internal medicine
- Nephrology
- Obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic surgery, including spinal surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Urology
Ancillary services:
- Dietetics (limited service)
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Pathology (on-site laboratories)
- Renal Dialysis
Supporting doctors
The doctors listed below are private practitioners. Please enquire about their rates directly with the practice.
| Name |
Contact number |
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| Ear, nose & throat surgeon(s) |
| Prof B Gaire |
047 532 6824 |
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| General practitioner(s) |
| Dr Mayanja |
082 652 4100 |
| Dr Mbuwako |
082 431 0168 |
| Dr Sipambo |
083 753 0253 |
| Dr Sunday |
083 702 4237 |
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| General surgeon(s) |
| Dr CWW Mushabe |
047 531 4034 |
| Prof L Mazwai |
047 531 5071 |
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| Gynaecologist(s) |
| Dr Byaruhanga |
047 531 4034 |
| Dr GZ Mbambisa |
047 531 0817 |
| Dr ML Mdaka |
047 532 4186 |
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| Neurosurgeon(s) |
| Dr Daffala |
047 531 4034 |
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| Ophthalmologist(s) |
| Dr Bhala |
047 531 1655 |
| Prof J Surka |
047 532 4237 |
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| Orthopaedic surgeon(s) |
| Dr AJ Magan |
047 505 5735 |
| Dr D Mulumba |
047 531 3251 |
| Dr Lakshmanan |
047 531 1315 |
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| Paediatric surgeon(s) |
| Dr CA Tackie |
047 505 5600 |
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| Paediatrician(s) |
| Dr E Aseo |
047 532 2692 |
| Prof Z M Nazo |
047 531 1074 |
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| Physician(s) |
| Dr M Mashiyi |
047 532 2469 |
| Dr MB Thomas |
047 532 5767 |
| Prof Chandia |
047 531 1655 |
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| Thoracic surgeon(s) |
| Dr A Kafuko |
047 505 5600 |
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| Urologist(s) |
| Prof AB Bagumah |
047 531 4034 |
Patient and visitor information
At Life St Mary’s Private Hospital, we take pride in providing you information that you need in order to make your stay with us a pleasant and hassle-free experience.
If there is any further information that you or your family require regarding our hospital and our services, please feel free to contact us.
Accommodation
Accommodation at our Hospital is extensive and includes:
- Day beds
- Private wards
- General wards
- High care units
- Intensive care units
We also offer TVs in all of our wards. If any patient requires earphones, these can be purchased at reception for a nominal fee.
Private wards are all en-suite.
Admission
Our admission process can be made much easier for you, if the following simple guidelines are followed.
- Medical aid / medical scheme patients should check with their medical aid / scheme prior to admission to obtain pre-authorisation, if deemed necessary by the medical aid / scheme.
- Patients have to present their medical aid card and identity document on admission. Persons under the age of 18 have to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- To speed up admission, a pre-admission form is available from the resident doctor`s rooms and the hospital`s reception, and should be either handed through to the hospital`s reception or faxed through to us prior to hospitalisation.
- Also refer to the “Tariffs” and “Discharge” sections below, for more information on pre-payment and payment procedures.
Discharge
On leaving, do not forget to collect your medication and x-rays. You will be given a pink discharge card to hand in at the reception desk in the foyer as you leave. When you hand this in, your account will be finalised immediately.
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Our public relations officer serves as a link between the hospital, patients, doctors and staff. Should you need any assistance please contact the officer at the reception desk of our centre. If you are from out of town, the PRO and reception desk has a list of accommodation near the centre for family members.
Service monitoring
In keeping with our goal to continue providing high quality care; we monitor our service to patients on an ongoing basis. On discharge patients are asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their stay at the centre. Participation is voluntary, but this will assist the centre management to address any problems and improve our service to you.
We especially welcome any suggestions our patients may have. If you have any suggestions for us, please send us an e-mail at Beauty.Yoko@lifehealthcare.co.za.
Tariffs
- Our hospital charges patients at medical aid / medical scheme rates.
- A prepayment is required on hospitalisation, from patients not covered by medical aid or a medical scheme.
- It is recommended that private patients contact the hospital’s accounts department prior to admission to establish the estimated centre cost.
- Patients requesting accommodation in private wards will be requested to pay the private ward rate on admission.
Visiting hours
We welcome all of our patients` visitors, as we know what a difference the support of close family and friends can make.
To allow the free access of relatives to their loved ones, while allowing patients the opportunity to rest, we have open visiting hours with a designated rest period mid-afternoon and evenings.
- 10h00 - 12h00 (designated wards only)
- 14h00 - 20h00
Further to this, other rules apply with respect to visitors and these are:
- Visitors are restricted to two per patient at a time. Children are welcome but they must have an adult supervising them. Adult supervision is not required in the children`s ward.
- In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), we only allow two family members per patient.
- In the High Care wards, two visitors per patient are allowed.
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