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A way of life
Life St Marks Clinic 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 Marks Clinic our priority is to focus on the delivery of a special brand of health and care to patients.
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Management
Our management can be contacted through our Clinic´s reception desk or via e-mail.
| Position |
Name |
| Hospital manager |
Adriaan Jordaan |
| Nursing Manager |
Jenny Olfsen |
| Administration Manager |
Lyndee Hartwanger |
| Pharmacy Manager |
Brett Kriel |
| Nursing Standards Manager |
Lisa Els |
| Patient Services Manager |
Daleen Moll |
| Hospital Human Resources Manager |
Thina Ndevu |
| Services Manager |
Bercoline Janneker |
| QSSS |
Kerri-Anne Schwartz |
| Regional Marketing & Communications Manager |
Ailsa Thorpe |
| Hospital Engineering Manager |
Kitso Mashile |
Our team
At Life St Marks Clinic 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 Marks Clinic staff participate 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 Life St Marks Clinic reflects the high standards of health and care we set out to deliver.
The care delivered at Life St Marks Clinic 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 Marks Clinic everything we do is focused on the delivery of high quality treatment and special, unique standards of care. This 70 bed facility is a short-term admission psychiatric clinic, treating in-patients as well as day patients. The principle forms of therapy used at the clinic are crisis counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and life skills training. A high care facility is available for seriously ill patients and therapeutic programmes are conducted in small groups. Specialised treatment is provided for specific illnesses such as anxiety disorders, depression and substance dependence.
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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| Orthopaedic surgeon(s) |
| Dr Bassa |
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| Dr Ramdas |
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| Psychiatrist(s) |
| Dr D Schaefer |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr J Woods |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr M Shokane |
043 743 3324 |
| Dr N Puzi |
043 722 0325 |
| Dr P Woods |
043 726 0744 |
| Dr R Le Roux |
043 726 0744 |
Patient and visitor information
In order to create a therapeutic environment for all patients, it is necessary to have a set of rules in place.
- Right of admission to the clinic is reserved.
- All medication/sharp objects must be handed to nursing staff on admission.
- No firearms are allowed on the premises.
- All personal information is kept strictly confidential.
- There is limited access to the bedrooms. Patients of the opposite sex, and visitors are not allowed in the bedrooms.
- Smoking is restricted to certain areas.
Admission
Please ensure that you bring the following items with you when you are being admitted:
- Casual and comfortable clothing
- Nightwear
- Toiletries
- Bath towels
- Medication
- Medical Aid card
- ID Documents
- R10,00 refundable deposit for locker key
- Money for telephone card and tuck shop
A parent or legal guardian must accompany all patients under 18 years.
Discharge
- Follow-up appointments must be made with your psychiatrist
- Follow-up appointments must be made with your Social Worker for family interventions
- Contracts are drawn up with certain patients to attend Alcohol and/or Drug support groups for three months after discharge.
Meal times
Public telephones
Available for personal calls outside of therapy times.
Tariffs
St Marks Clinic charges medical aid tariffs according to the recommended scales of benefits related to unattached operating theatre units. Certain medical aids have negotiated tariffs with Apex.
All private patients (i.e. patients not covered by medical aid) will be expected to settle their accounts in full on discharge.
Visiting hours
- Weekdays: 16h00 to 20h00
- Saturdays: 09h00 to 20h00
- Sundays: 09h00 to 17h00
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