148 South Ridge Road, Berea, Durban 4001
PO Box 2230, Durban 4000
Telephone (031) 204-1300
Facsimile (031) 261-6435
www.lifehealthcare.co.za
General Information
Cardiac Services and Facilities
Supporting Specialists
Map to Life Entabeni Hospital
GENERAL INFORMATION
Excellent specialists, sophisticated facilities and dedicated nursing staff who maintain the highest standard of care at all times, have earned Life Entabeni Hospital its reputation as the premier cardiac treatment centre in Kwazulu-Natal.
Since 1989, when Life Entabeni opened its first cardiac catheterisation laboratory, the hospital has upgraded and expanded its facilities and services in order to maintain five-star service.
Life Entabeni was the first private hospital in the province to use digitalised computer imaging (DCI) in its catheterisation laboratory. Surgeons at the hospital were also the first in South Africa to pioneer a revolutionary surgical technique - the Midcab technique - which is now used in selected coronary artery bypass operations. This medical advance generally reduces hospital stay after the operation to two or three days, and considerably reduces surgery time, patient trauma and medical bills.
The first successful heart transplant in Kwazulu-Natal was carried out at the hospital by cardio-thoracic surgeon, Mr Robert Kleinloog, in 1997. This has paved the way for many further heart transplants.
Transplant clinic
Once a patient is placed on the waiting list, the transplant clinic is responsible for monitoring their blood work up. The clinic also provides counselling on what the patient can expect during the procedure and what their lifestyle would involve afterwards as well as post-operative blood monitoring.
Transplant support group
Following the first heart transplants, a transplant support group was established. This close knit group comprises patients who have already received new organs, awaiting transplant patients as well as family members.
Transplant patients and their families provide invaluable moral support and practical information to those persons waiting for a suitable donor organ to become available, and also support the new recipient’s family during transplant surgery and recovery.
Natal bypass club
This heart bypass club holds regular meetings at Life Entabeni hospital. For further information, contact Mr Jack Piek on (031) 563-3200.
Health awareness initiatives
Life Entabeni has built up a reputation for its efforts in promoting preventive healthcare among the general public. In particular efforts are focused around education on the prevention of cardiac disease.
The hospital’s health awareness initiatives include regular talks on preventing heart disease through a healthy lifestyle, cholesterol testing, dietary advice and the distribution of relevant information leaflets and heart healthy diet sheets.
In response to a request by an local NGO, the hospital started in 1998 to provide training on the prevention of heart disease to a group of volunteers. In turn these volunteers are spreading the message to a number of disadvantaged communities, and further volunteers have since also been trained.
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Cardiac Services and Facilities
Services
- Care following a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or other cardiac failure
- Angiograms
- Cardiac catheterisation procedures
- Coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
- Implantation of stents
- Coronary artery bypass grafts
- Implantation of artificial heart valves
- Implantation of pacemakers
- Heart transplantations
- Lung transplantations
- Heart/lung transplantations
Facilities
- Trauma and emergency unit
- Cardiac catheterisation laboratory
- Cardiac theatre
- Integrated cardiac ICU, cardiac high care ward and cardiac general ward
- Radiology unit including CT scanner and MRI
Support services and facilities
- Health awareness programmes
- Rehabilitation programmes
- Support groups - resident client services officer
- Dietetics - resident dietician
- Occupational therapy - resident occupational therapist
- Physiotherapy - resident physiotherapist
- Patient and family counselling - resident social worker
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SUPPORTING SPECIALISTS
Cardiologists
Dr Vijay Deenadayalu - tel (031) 261-8514
Dr Robin Dyer - tel (031) 261-5031
Dr David Gillmer - tel (031) 261-2264
Dr Farouk Hassen - tel (031) 261-8211
Dr Satish Singh
Cardio-thoracic surgeons
Mr Robert Kleinloog - tel (031) 261-1266
Mr DLR Winter
Mr Hannooman
Physician
Dr Peter Hitchcock - tel (031) 261-2256
How to get to Life Entabeni Hospital
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