Life Healthcare at a glance

We fulfill our purpose, our vision and our mission across South Africa and Botswana.

Our 42 acute hospitals are found in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape and Botswana.

Life Healthcare in numbers

  • 8 085 registered beds
  • 278 surgical theatres
  • 39 emergency units
  • 35 maternity units
  • 16 catheterisation laboratories
  • Seven dedicated acute rehabilitation units at Life Rehabilitation
  • Nine dedicated acute mental health facilities at Life Mental Health
  • 74 renal dialysis units offering 1089 renal stations at Life Renal Dialysis
  • 11 imaging facilities
  • 3 nuclear medicine facilities, including PET-CT and SPECT
  • 5 oncology facilities
  • Three Novalis Tx/Varian Trubeam radiotherapy units and one Ethos adaptive radiotherapy unit through Life Oncology (5 facilities)

Out-of-hospital services

  • Life Health Solutions supports 210 clinics and cares for 601 872 employees.
  • Life Nkanyisa is a fully owned subsidiary of the Life Healthcare Group with 7 facilities (2 531 beds). 
  • Life Healthcare has seven learning centres (nursing education) across South Africa, in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.