Life Westville Hospital

Description

Life Westville Hospital is a private hospital in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. The hospital is part of the Life Healthcare group. The hospital has 270 beds and 12 theatres. Facilities include a 24 hour Accident and Emergency unit as well as a Cardiac rehabilitation centre.

GETTING THERE

The hospital is located at 7 Spine Road, Westville in Durban KwaZulu Natal. Nearby main roads are the N3 to the North of the hospital and the N2 to the East. Westville is located 12km West of Durban central.

PAYMENT

Medical Aid patients:

Hospital tariffs are charged according to a scale of benefits. Some medical aid funds require their members to pay a co-payment. Patients should be aware of this so that payment thereof can be made by the patient on admission. Patients are to arrange with their medical aid for a medical aid authorisation number regarding their hospitalisation. This may take some time so patients should ensure that they initiate the procedure well in advance. Admission without authorisation can have serious financial implications.

Private patients:

Life hospital group charges medical aid/medical scheme tariffs. Private patients are required to pay a pre-admission fee and are advised to contact the hospital’s accounts department prior to admission to determine estimated cost.

SPECIALIST SERVICES

• Bone densitometry
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Dentistry
• Dermatology
• Endoscopic surgery
• ENT surgery
• Gastroenterology
• Gastroenterological surgery
• General practice
• General surgery
• Geriatrics
• Gynaecology
• Haematology
• Internal medicine
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Maxillofacial and oral surgery
• Neonatology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics
• Occupational medicine
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Paediatric endocrinology
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Psychiatry
• Pulmonology
• Radiology
• Rheumatology
• Thoracic surgery
• Urology
• Vascular surgery