Wilgeheuwel Hospital , Amplifier Street Radiokop


 

Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital is a member of Life Healthcare, one of the largest private hospital groups in South Africa, operating 60 acute care facilities across the country.
Life Healthcare is recognised throughout the health industry for its high calibre healthcare professionals and excellent facilities.
At Life Wilgeheuwel 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 and helps us to maintain our position as one of the top hospitals in the country. 

Contact Details

Physical address
Amplifier Road
Radiokop Ext 13
Roodepoort
1724
Postal address
Private Bag X11
Honeydew
2040
Telephone
011 796 6500
Fax
011 796 6724
Email

Management
Their management can be contacted through the Hospital`s reception desk or through e-mail.

Position
Name
Hospital Manager
Jacques De Klerk
Nursing Service Manager
Anna-Marie Fourie
Pharmacy Manager
Phia Swartz
Public Relations Officer
Glynis Krebser
Safety Co-Ordinator
Alet Miller
Tutor
Mabel Segale
Admin Manager
Nerine Adams
System Controller
Riaan Bezuidenhout

The Team
At Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital they understand that they have a responsibility to meet the expectations of those who are entrusted to their care as well as the expectations of their loved ones.
This realisation enables them to ensure that they focus on an experience of care for everybody who visits or is admitted to one of their hospitals or healthcare facilities.
All Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital staff participates in ongoing quality training ‘Q to the power of e’. There they 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 them that a stay at Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital reflects the high standards of health and care they set out to deliver.
The care delivered at Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital extends into the community.
Their employees at all levels actively participate in community initiatives to improve the quality of life in surrounding areas.
Their Facilities
Their modern, sophisticated facilities include:
  • A 24-hour accident and emergency unit staffed by local NHC GPs and supported around the clock by resident specialists
  • A 12 bed medical and surgical ICU equipped with leading diagnostic and monitoring facilities
  • A bone and breast clinic
  • Nuclear medicine
  • An 8 bed day clinic
  • 213 beds and 10 theatres, two of which are fitted with laminar flow
  • A 23 bed maternity unit with well-appointed wards and secure facilities. This unit is ably supported by a baby clinic and antenatal classes and a postnatal clinic
  • 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 neurology laboratory
  • 3-D sonography
  • An infertility clinic consisting of 5 gynaecologists including 2 embryologists
  • A 42 bed dedicated neuro-orthopaedic unit
  • A radiology facility, with a comprehensive range of sophisticated diagnostic equipment including:
    • Arteriography
    • Mammography
    • Digital imaging
    • Doppler
    • Sonography
    • Bone densitometry
    • CT scanner
    • MRI scanner and x-rays
 Medical And Surgical Disciplines
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery
  • ENT surgery
  • General surgery
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Maxillofacial surgery
  • Neonatology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology
Ancillary services:
  • Antenatal classes
  • Audiology
  • Baby clinic
  • Biokinetics
  • Clinical psychology
  • Dietetics
  • Indoor hydrotherapy pool
  • Orthopaedic computerised information centre
  • Pharmacy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Postnatal clinic
  • Speech therapy
Specialist Facilities

Maternity
We trust that the information on this Web Site will provide answers to questions you may have regarding your confinement and hospital stay.
At Wilgeheuwel Hospital, they have:
  • 2 Anti Natal Beds
  • 3 Labour Delivery Rooms
  • Two 3-Bed Units
  • 3 Semi-Private Rooms
  • 3 Private Rooms
  • Private Rooms Have En-Suite Bathrooms
  • A Nursery
  • Milk Kitchen
  • Photo-Therapy Unit
  • Enclosed garden
All rooms and labour units have television facilities.Please use the separate maternity entrance. Ample parking is available close to the unit. Kindly bring your bed booking receipt with you. (You receive this when completing your pre-booking form at the main hospital reception).  
Supporting Doctors

Name
Contact Number
Ante - and Post Natal classes
Mrs Micheline Carbonari
082 892 9830
Audiologists
Ms Celeste De Freitas
011 795 2909
Biokinetics
J Klingbiel
011 794 1226 / 7
Clinical psychologists
Dr Kobus Van Biljon
011 794 2159
Dieticians
Ms Amanda van Huysteen
011 768 1705
Ms Carina van der Merwe
082 638 3746
Ear Nose & Throat surgeons
Dr Neels Van Schalkwyk
011 472 2272
Dr Phillip Pio
011 794 4790 / 88
Dr Stefaan Bouwer
011 794 4788
General surgeons
Dr André Baars
011 475 6885 / 011 794 2081
Dr Blikkies Booyse
011 475 6144/5
Dr F Hameed
011 796 6686 / 758 6546
Dr Frik Rademan
011 795 2776 / 3198
Gynaecologists
Dr Bernie Potgieter
011 796 1100
Dr D Schulz
011 796 1100
Dr Elmarie Wypkema
011 794 7710
Dr Gerhard Labuschagne
011 796 1100
Dr Hennie Lindeque
011 796 1100
Dr Manuel Giesteira
011 796 1100
Dr PM Engelbrecht
011 795 4192
Infertility Clinic / IVF Laboratory
Mrs Cecile Morgan
011 794 4996
Internal medicine
Dr Clive Pettipher
011 794 4942
Dr David Le Roux
011 794 1720 / 1817
Dr Robin Ballantine
011 794 4022
Dr S Parish
011 795 3235
Maxillo facial surgeons
Dr C Lawrence
011 794 8103/8516
Dr Johan Vorster
011 472 2321
Neuro surgeons
Dr Johan Wasserman
011 794 2664 / 2851
Dr Mauritz van den Heever
011 794 5518 / 28
Dr S Burger
011 794 7664 / 7672
Neurologists
Dr Desmond Shamley
011 794 6649
Orthopaedic surgeons
Dr Dirk van Zyl
011 795 4291 / 3
Dr F Snyman
011 795 4101
Dr Jaco Strobos
011 794 9936 / 7
Dr Manie de Wilde
011 794 9693
Dr Neil Freed
011 794 8629
Dr Tollie Oosthuizen
011 794 3371 / 6
Paediatricians
Dr Edward Neethling
011 794 1504
Dr Ewan Verster
011 794 1504
Dr Karin Simmank
011 794 8161
Dr W de Wit
011 794 3409
Pathologists
Dr Bruinette Kramer and Ass
011 794 3235 / 3396
Lancet Laboratories
011 794 2570
Physiotherapists
Bell and Rogers
011 794 4566
Ms Ingrid Klerck
011 794 2380
Pat Travers
011 796 6714
Plastic and reconstructive surgeons
Dr James van der Merwe
011 475 6200 / 5573
Pre-Admission clinic
Anel Botha
011 796 6611 / 6592
Psychiatrists
Dr Chané Magnus
011 476 6410 / 2
Dr Greta Brink
011 476 6410 / 2
Dr Jaco du Toit
011 793 6280
Dr Kim Ullyatt
011 793 6280
Radiologists
Dr Van Rensburg and Partners
011 794 4688
Mammography and Bone Densitometry
011 794 4532 / 4688
Rheumatologists
Dr Clive Pettipher
011 794 4942
Dr Romela Benitha
011 795 2887
Urologists
Dr Corne van Graan
011 794 3549
Dr George Bell
011 794 1161 / 2911 / 011 470 7966
Dr Hendré Van der Walt
011 794 1161 / 2911
Well baby clinic
Inamarie Greyson
011 796 6546

Patient And Visitor Information
At the Life Wigeheuwel Hospital, they take pride in providing you information that you need in order to make your stay with them a pleasant and hassle-free experience. If there is any further information that you or your family require regarding their hospital and their services, please feel free to contact them.
Accommodation
Accommodation at our hospital is extensive and includes:
  • Day beds
  • Private wards
  • General wards
  • High care units
  • Intensive care units
They also offer TVs in all of our wards.Private wards are all en-suite, with telephones in each room. An a la carte menu is available.
Accommodation Near Wilgeheuwel Hospital
If you are from out of town, the PRO and reception desk has a list of accommodation near the hospital for family members.
Jozi Apartments is across the road from the Wilgeheuwel Hospital and offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom self-catering apartments for your convenience. These apartments are great for family and friends looking to visit patients in these particular hospitals.
The Royal View apartments are also within 5km of several other large shopping centres.
Admission
Their 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. Phone number 011 796 6611/6771.
    Fax 011 795 6738.
  • Also refer to the `Tariffs` and `Discharge` sections below, for more information on prepayment and payment procedures.
  • Pre-Admission Clinic is open on weekdays for all your pre-hospitalisation questions and admission requirements – Phone number 011 796 6611/6771.
    Fax 011 795 6738.
Discharge
On leaving, do not forget to collect your medication and x-rays. You will be given a discharge card to hand in at the reception desk in the foyer as you leave. 
Maternity
The Ward
A service is offered in the ward to register your baby: you will be notified when the certificate is ready for collection.
Birth Registrations: Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays
Baby Clinic
The sister form the baby clinic visits the ward three days a week for immunization. (Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays)
A nominal fee will be charged for BCG and polio drops.
Please do a follow up visit at her baby clinic.
Photographs
This service is available on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday at a nominal fee.
Discharge
On day of discharge please bring a car seat or carry cot to take baby home in. Please ensure that you know how to use the car seat.
Pre admissions clinic
It is very important to pay a visit to their Pre Admission Clinic 48 hours prior to admission into hospital.
The Pre-Admission Clinic is open on weekdays from 07h30 - 16h00 for all your pre-hospitalisation questions and admission requirements – Phone number 011 796 6611/6771.
  • Medical aid patients should check with their medical aid / scheme prior to admission to obtain pre-authorisation, it remains the patient’s responsibility to obtain the authorization number.
  • Please refer to your medical aid for any co payments you may be required to pay upfront.
  • 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.
  • For any other queries please feel free to contact their Pre Admissions Clinic.
The post natal ward consists of:
  • Two X three bedded rooms
  • Four X two bedded rooms
  • Two X three bedded rooms
  • Three X private rooms/with own bathroom
The private and semi private rooms are available on a “first come first serve basis”. Please keep your beautiful flowers and gifts to a minimum: you will appreciate them much more at home.
Labour Ward:
  • Your labour will be progressed in the room you will deliver in.
  • Pain relief will be administered according to your preference.
  • Feel free to bring your birthing plan along.
  • Please feel free to bring along CD player, books or games to keep you occupied.
  • Facilities for water births are not available.
The Nursery
Their ward policy is “rooming-in” which means you will learn to handle your baby with confidence in different circumstances.
It encourages bonding.
You are more comfortable with breast feeding.
First night in Hospital:
All babies are taken to the nursery, as mothers are exhausted and you may not hear your baby cry.
NB: your baby will be brought to you for breastfeeding if requested by you.
Services offered
Registration of babies
Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Their 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 the hospital. If you are from out of town, the PRO and reception desk has a list of accommodation near the hospital for family members.
Jozi Apartments is across the road from the Wilgeheuwel Hospital and offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom self-catering apartments for your convenience.These apartments are great for family and friends looking to visit patients in these particular hospitals.
The Royal View apartments are also within 5km of several other large shopping centres.
Service Monitoring
In keeping with their goal to continue providing high quality care` they monitor their 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 their service to you.
They especially welcome any suggestions their patients may have. If you have any suggestions for them, please send them an e-mail at Glynis.Krebser@lifehealthcare.co.za
Tariffs
  • The 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
They welcome all of their patients’ visitors, as they know what a difference the support of close family and friends can make.
In light of this, they also have to be aware of the rest that all of their patients require and they have thus provided for visitors to visit their hospitals only at certain designated times and these are:
General wards:
  • 15h00 – 16h00
  • 19h00 – 20h00
  • 11h00 – 12h00 Sundays and Public Holidays
Maternity:
  • 07h00 – 20h00 Fathers
  • 15h00 – 16h00 Grandparents and Siblings of Baby
  • 19h00 – 20h00 Grandparents and Siblings of Baby
ICU:
  • 11h00 – 11h30
  • 15h00 – 16h00
  • 19h15 – 20h00
PICU:
Parents
 
Anytime
Except 06h45 – 07h15 & 18h45 – 19h15
Grandparents - 10mins only
  • 15h00 – 16h00
  • 19h45 – 20h00
Further to this, their 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.
The above information was provided to Jozi Apartments by the Wilgeheuwel Hospital, it serves to provide Jozi Apartments guests using the hospital facilities with information on the hospital. It should by no means be copied or reused and should only be used as a guide to the hospitals services and facilities. 

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