Contact us

Physical address 36 St James Road,
Southernwood,
East London
5201
Postal address PO Box 11187,
Southernwood,
5213
Telephone 043 722 9685
Fax 043 722 1569

Our renal facility

The renal unit at Life St James Hospital opened in December 2009 with seven beds. The unit has been especially designed with the comfort of our patients, who spend a great deal of time in the unit, in mind.

Our renal services

Our highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary medical and nursing team is committed to delivering a high quality service to our patients.

We offer the following:

  • Chronic haemodialysis – three times per week
  • Acute haemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy and plasma exchange for acute renal failure
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Automated peritoneal dialysis

Complementary services

We also offer the following:

  • Dietary advice
  • Lifestyle training
  • Pre-dialysis counselling

Supporting doctors

Name Contact number

Nephrologist(s) / physician(s)
Dr K Govender 043 743 7582
Physician(s)
Dr T Brain 043 743 7582
Dr DI Duncan 043 743 5202
Dr M Griffiths 043 743 7582
Dr L Jamjam 043 743 7872
Dr A Koopowitz 043 743 7582
Dr A Solombela 043 743 7872