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A way of life
Life Knysna 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 Knysna 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 |
André Joseph |
| Hospital Matron |
Estie Cilliers |
| Hospital Pharmacist |
David Storey |
| Case Manager |
Thersa Kapp |
| Maintenance Manager |
Peter Harries |
Our team
At Life Knysna 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 Knysna Private Hospital 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 Knysna Private Hospital reflects the high standards of health and care we set out to deliver.
The care delivered at Life Knysna 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
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 facilities include:
- 51 beds, 2 theatres and procedure room
- A 7 bed general intensive care unit
- An 8 bed maternity unit
- A 24-hour accident & emergency unit (Doctor on call)
- A radiology unit including a CT scanner, MRI and mammogram
- A pathology laboratory
- Coffee shop
- A 10 bed frail care unit
Medical and surgical disciplines
- Bone densitometry unit
- ENT surgery
- General practice
- General surgery
- Gynaecology
- Internal medicine
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Oncology
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Radiology
- Urology
Ancillary services:
- Ante Natal classes
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
Supporting doctors
Our team of doctors are of the best in the region and if you need to contact any of our doctors, they will be happy to assist you with your queries.
The telephone details of the doctors have been listed below and the doctors have been categorized in accordance to their specialty. They are contactable Monday to Friday, between 09:00 and 17:00.
| Name |
Contact number |
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| Anaesthesiologist(s) |
| Dr A van der Merwe |
044 384 0953 |
| Dr E Welgemoed |
044 382 0800 |
| Dr S Bayman |
082 449 9413 |
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| Audiologist(s) |
| Mrs M Ash |
044 382 0800 |
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| Dentist(s) |
| D De Villiers |
044 382 1535 |
| Dr A Wiid |
044 382 3856 |
| Dr D Kushner |
044 382 1535 |
| Dr J Zonnestein |
044 382 1410 |
| Dr T Bell |
044 382 2352 |
| Dr Zaayman |
044 382 7122 |
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| Ear nose & throat surgeon(s) |
| Dr MH Young |
044 382 0800 |
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| General practitioner(s) |
| Dr B Maarsingh |
044 385 0525 |
| Dr CP Barker |
044 382 6646 |
| Dr CS Joubert |
044 382 6646 |
| Dr D Richman |
044 382 7101 |
| Dr G Gous (Plettenberg Bay) |
044 533 0400 |
| Dr H Nel (Plettenberg Bay) |
044 533 0186 |
| Dr J Cronje |
044 382 5077 |
| Dr J Donald (Plettenberg Bay) |
044 533 2415 |
| Dr J Janse van Rensburg |
044 384 1996 |
| Dr J Norval |
044 382 7101 |
| Dr J Olivier |
044 382 9980 |
| Dr M Jordaan |
044 384 1996 |
| Dr M Smuts |
044 384 0333 |
| Dr N Greve |
044 382 6646 |
| Dr P Berning (Plettenberg Bay) |
044 533 0933 |
| Dr S De Kock |
044 382 6646 |
| Dr S Powell |
044 382 0055 |
| Dr S Prinsloo |
044 382 9980 |
| Dr V Hyde Smith |
044 382 5077 |
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| General surgeon(s) |
| Dr C Greyling |
044 384 1857 |
| Dr F Bruwer |
044 384 1857 |
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| Gynaecologist(s) |
| Dr Douglas Seton |
044 384 0953 |
| Dr Estia Odendaal |
083 306 0650 |
| Dr Wilhelm Cronje |
044 384 1357 |
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| Maxillo facial surgeon(s) |
| Dr Stan Butz |
044 382 1350 |
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| Ophthalmologist(s) |
| Dr Peter Harpur |
044 384 1725 |
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| Orthopaedic surgeon(s) |
| Dr Mike Verrier |
044 384 1860 |
| Dr Tim Reardon |
044 384 1418 |
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| Paediatrician(s) |
| Dr Marian de Jager |
082 299 4136 |
| Prof Jerry George (Orthopaedics) |
044 874 6777 |
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| Physician(s) |
| Dr Johann Viljoen |
044 384 0447 |
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| Physiotherapist(s) |
| Beukesmeyer Physiotherapy Practice |
044 384 1938 |
| Mrs Edith Joubert |
083 261 4198 |
| Mrs Niki Joubert |
044 382 5433 |
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| Plastic surgeon(s) |
| Dr M Brouckaert |
044 382 0800 |
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| Urologists(s) |
| Dr Grant Trollip |
044 384 1717 |
Patient and visitor information
At the Life Knysna 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
- Semi-private wards
- General wards
- High care units
- Intensive care units
- Paediatric ward
- Maternity ward
- Frail Care
We also offer DSTV`s (Cable TV) in all of our wards. We do not have private wards but may consider this on the request of the attending doctor and / or patient provided bed space allows. An extra fee may be levied for a private ward.
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 your doctor`s rooms and the hospital`s reception, and should be either handed to the hospital`s reception or faxed through to us 48 hours prior to hospitalisation if possible (Pre-admission fax number: 044 384 1272).
- Also refer to the “Tariffs” and “Discharge” sections below, for more information on prepayment and payment procedures. Please click here to find our contact details.
- Please ensure that all valuables are left at home. If you choose to bring valuables to hospital, we do provide safes in the ward or next to your bedside. Please note that we will not be held liable for any loss incurred for whatever reason.
Discharge
On leaving, do not forget to collect your medication and x-rays. You will be given a brown 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 – private patients must settle their account immediately while medical aid patients’ accounts will be submitted to the relevant medical aid by the hospital.
General
The staff and management of the Life Knysna Private Hospital realize that hospitalisation is usually not a planned excursion. We strive, at all times, to make your stay as short, cost effective and pleasant as possible.
Management are available at all times to answer any questions.
Service monitoring
In keeping with our goal to continue providing high quality care; we monitor our service to patients on an ongoing basis. During their stay and 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 Carmen.Grobler@lifehealthcare.co.za.
Tariffs
- We are contracted to most medical aids.
- Private and foreign patients are charged competitive rates to medical aid negotiated rates.
- A full estimated pre payment is required prior to hospitalisation for patients not covered by a medical scheme.
- All private accounts have to be settled on discharged unless an arrangement has been made with the Hospital Manager.
Valuables
Valuables should be handed in to the sister in charge who will record it in a register and lock it away in the ward safe. Please also make sure that spectacles, dentures and bridges are kept in a safe place. The hospital will not be liable for valuables not declared to nursing staff.
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:
- 11:00 - 12:00
- 15:00 - 16:00
- 19:00 - 20:00
Visits outside these times will be allowed only with the permission of the Sister in charge.
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 at all times. No children under twelve will be allowed to enter the ICU or Maternity unit.
- In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and high care wards, we only allow two visitors per patient.
- In the maternity unit only and space permitting, fathers are allowed to stay over the first night after the birth of the baby to support the mother.
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