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A way of life
Life Cosmos 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 Cosmos 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.
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Management
Our management can be contacted through our hospital’s reception desk or through e-mail. Please click here for our hospital’s contact details.
| Position |
Name |
| Hospital Manager |
Jackie Simonato |
| Nursing Manager |
Mariëtte Pieterse |
| Admin Manager |
Jan van Wyk |
| Pharmacy Manager |
Leon Pretorius |
| Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator |
Christelle Matthee |
| Services Manager |
Willem Nel |
| Human Resources Manager |
Marle Scott |
| Maintenance Manager |
Thembisile Mdini |
| Quality Manager |
Eve Boshoff |
| Infection Prevention Specialist |
Nomcebo Ndabezitha |
| Nursing Standard Manager |
Judy Taljaard |
Our team
Our facilities
Everything we do is focused on delivery of high quality treatment and unique standards of care - whether for routine, more serious or extensive procedures.
Our modern, sophisticated facilities include:
- 235 beds and 7 theatres
- A 15 bed general intensive care unit, equipped with leading diagnostic and monitoring facilities and can accomodate high care
- A 28 bed maternity unit with well-appointed wards and secure facilities
- A 10 bed neonatal intensive care unit complete with state-of-the-art monitoring and life support equipment providing the best possible environment for our smallest patients
- A 20 bed day ward facility concentrating on theatre day cases
- A 24 – hour accident and emergency unit (Level 2)
- A radiology facility, with a comprehensive range of sophisticated diagnostic equipment including a CT scanner
- A wound care clinic
Medical and surgical disciplines
- Critical care
- Dental surgery
- ENT surgery
- General surgery
- Gynaecology
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Obstetrics
- Maxillo facial surgery
- Neonatology
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Physicians
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Urology
Ancillary services:
- Audiology
- Occupational therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
Specialist facilities
Maternity Facilities
Life Cosmos maternity team is dedicated to the well-being, health and comfort of mother and baby, before, during and after birth.
Specialists, paediatricians, midwives and professional nurses provide around-the-clock care, support and guidance on all aspects of pregnancy, birth, motherhood and parenting.
Our 28 bed maternity unit with secured access and an electronic baby matching system to ensure the safety of your baby consists of 3 labour rooms, 4 private rooms, 3 semi private rooms as well as general wards.
All rooms have TV’s with headphones, and the private and semi-private rooms have en suite bathrooms.
Through the following services, our aim is to provide a holistic experience for the mother, father and the baby:
- Ante Natal Classes – A Saturday course for mothers and fathers once a month.
These classes are devised and run by experienced midwifes at Life Cosmos Hospital
Aim of the classes:
- help the new parents anticipate what will happen during labour and birth
- equip parents to deal positively with the changes that will take place in their lives and homes once the new baby has arrived
- educate parents, thus providing a better understanding of pregnancy
- introduce parents to the joys and demands of life as a new family
- Iincorporated in these classes is a CPR for baby’s class, as well as a father class presented by a Psychiatrist.
- For more information on our Ante Natal Classes you can contact the Maternity ward – 013 653 8044
- Baby will receive a Certificate with his/her footprints
- Baby Clinic for baby’s first immunisations, Monday to Friday 09h00-10h00, free of charge
- Hearing test facilities available for your new born baby
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) |
| Dr KJ Ayodele |
013 653 8344 |
| Dr NW Ligthelm |
013 653 8270 |
| Dr W Joubert |
013 653 8344 |
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| General practitioner(s) |
| Please contact us for detailed list |
013 653 8000 |
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| General surgeon(s) |
| Dr D Roux |
013 653 8260 |
| Dr P Oosthuizen |
013 653 8290 |
| Dr S Rost |
013 653 8290 |
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| Gynaecologist(s) |
| Dr MT Mtsweni |
013 656 4787 |
| Dr PKS Daya |
013 656 5459 |
| Dr SM Mashiloane |
013 665 3054 |
| Dr SS Vijendranath |
013 653 8340 |
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| Maxillofacial and oral surgeon(s) |
| Dr EM Molomo |
013 653 8031 |
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| Neurosurgeon(s) |
| Dr C Steyn |
013 653 8257 |
| Dr D Tatomir |
013 282 4493 |
| Dr G Engelbrecht |
013 653 8257 |
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| Orthopaedic surgeon(s) |
| Dr JV De Villiers Nortje |
013 653 8240 |
| Dr W van Graan |
013 653 8367 |
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| Paediatrician(s) |
| Dr CC Edeani |
013 653 8023 |
| Dr D Daya |
013 653 8330 |
| Dr SF Onyari |
013 690 2661 |
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| Physician(s) |
| Dr A Hasan |
013 653 8250 |
| Dr AA van der Horst |
013 653 8148 |
| Dr NN Sipholi |
013 653 8355 |
| Dr TT Tiva |
013 653 8300 |
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| Trauma doctor(s) |
| Doctor on duty |
013 653 8001 |
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| Urologist(s) |
| Dr LP Vermeulen |
013 653 8328 |
| Dr N van Greunen |
013 653 8328 |
Patient and visitor information
At the Life Cosmos 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:
General wards
- Accommodation in general, semi-private and private wards
- Private and most semi-private rooms have en suite bathrooms
- TV’s in all our rooms, with headphones
- An a la carte menu is available
Paediatric wards
- 18 bed ward and play area with a Cinema, TV and toys
Admission
Our admission process can be made much easier for you, if the following simple guidelines are followed.
- Medical aid 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 prepayment and payment procedures.
Discharge
On leaving, do not forget to collect your medication and x-rays.
Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator
Our marketing and communications co-ordinator serves as a link between the hospital, patients, doctors and staff. Should you need any assistance please contact co-ordinator at the reception desk of our hospital. If you are from out of town, the marketing and communications co-ordinator and reception desk has a list of accommodation near the hospital for family members.
Pre-Admission
A Pre-admission should be carried out at least 48 hours prior to admission in order to be able to speed up the admission process. Pre-Admission forms are available from your doctor’s rooms or the hospital’s reception department. After completion of the pre-admission form it can be either faxed to the hospital on 013 653 8056 prior to hospitalisation or handed in personally at the pre-admission clinic. A sms or telephone call will be made informing the patient about authorisation received from the medical aid as well as any co-payments where applicable.
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 hospital. Participation is voluntary, but this will assist the hospital 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 customer.service@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 hospital cost.
- Patients requesting accommodation in private wards will be requested to pay the private ward rate on admission.
Visitor Information
We welcome all of our patients` visitors, as we know what a difference the support of close family and friends can make.
In light of this, we also have to be aware of the rest that all of our patients require and we have thus provided for visitors to visit our hospitals only at certain designated times and these are:
- 10:30 - 11:00
- 15:00 - 16:00
- 19:00 - 20:00
Further to this, other rules apply with respect to visitors and these are:
- Visitors are restricted to three per patient at a time. Children are welcome but they must have an adult supervising them.
- 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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