Olaide WaheedLife Hunterscraig Private Hospital has arranged its visiting hours have been arranged to give patients minimal disturbance so that the treatment they receive can be effective. Remember that this is a mental hospital; treating a wide range of mental conditions such as schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse.
For 30 years this hospital has been in the forefront of providing mental health services to the people of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), and surrounding areas. The hospital plays a key role to these communities, and has become a pillar; maintaining the balance of the fabric of the society.
In order to continue to play this role effectively, the hospital needs to maintain the serenity of the hospital; which means regulating visitations.
Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital Visiting Hours
Monday
15h30 – 16h30 and 19h00 – 20h00
Tuesday
15h30 – 16h30 and 19h00 – 20h00
Wednesday
15h30 – 16h30 and 19h00 – 20h00
Thursdays
15h30 – 16h30 and 19h00 – 20h00
Friday
15h30 – 16h30 and 19h00 – 20h00
Saturdays
14h00 – 16h30
Sundays
14h00 – 16h30
If you need to visit outside these visiting hours, it must be with the permission of the hospital. You need to contact the hospital to obtain such permission.
How to contact the hospital
The hospital may be contacted via the following channels:
Postal Address:
P O Box 12439
Centrahill
6006
Telephone: 041 507 9500
Fax: 041 586 4944
Email: [email protected]
If there is any trouble with the communication, then enquiries may be taken to the Life Healthcare central information Centre: 0112199000.
The hospital also provides information about its doctors, their specialties, and their contact information.
Doctors
Dr Nava Reddy041 451 2928
Psychiatrists
Dr Annelise Groenewoud 041 373 0521
Dr Heidi Loffstadt 041 581 2567
Dr Leandre Gauche 041 364 0858
Dr Luzuko Magula 076 604 7838
Dr Wim Esterhuysen 041 492 2520
Dr Illana Links 041 367 1004
Dr Lerato Melato 041 367 1004
Dr Nokwazi Mtshengu-Gigi 041 364 1004
Dr Vuyisa Matshaya 041 492 4086
Dr Megan Schultz 041 581 3990
Dr Sarah Boschoff 041 581 6368
Dr Siki Gwanya-Mdletye 041 581 3622
Dr Siobhan du Toit 073 563 4649
Dr Riyaaz Neff 068 130 8022
Guidelines For Visitors
The hospital restricts visitors to two per visit at any given time.
The hospital may require visitors to sanitize hands, and to wear face masks before entering the wards.
Generally, phones are required to be set to silent or vibrate so as not to disturb other patients in the wards.
Please make sur you stop at the nursing station first. Do not go straight into the wards in search of your loved ones.
Food and drinks are not allowed in the wards.
Children below the age of 12 are typically not allowed in the wards. However, if you must visit with a child, please contact the hospital ahead.
Please keep in mind that this is a mental hospital; the patients are fragile people in need of care.
Therefore, while there is no outline about what to say; it is important to filter your words. Please do not say anything that may trigger the patient emotionally or mentally.
Please be supportive of their decision to seek treatment; give them encouragement, and assure them that they will get better.
Please remember to complement them freely. Find something to complement them on.
What To Bring To The Hospital?
Writing Material: patients frequently partake in group therapy sessions in which they should record how they feel, and make notes of the things they learn. These notes can help them in any future treatment, or to help them in their personal reflections, or just for keep sakes.
You can therefore help them get pens and writing pads.
Comfortable clothes: comfortable clothes include shirts that have their buttons in the front. These are easy to wear and to take off. The clothes should also be good for long hours of wear; they should be soft and comfortable.
Trousers should also be comfortable; they should be loose fitting, and should be easy to wear and take off. They should not have zippers, ropes or belts; preferably just rubber bands. They should be made of soft material.
Footwear also follows the same rule; it should be comfortable and soft. The preferred material is rubber which will not cause any discomfort even after long hours of wear. The footwear should preferably be slippers without any buckles or laces.
Medications: if the patient needs medications for any chronic ailments, then those medications would be needed even now when the patient is at the hospital. However, such medications must not be handed to the patient directly, they must be handed to the nursing staff, and must be brought in their original containers.
Related:
- Life Orthopaedic Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life St. Dominic Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life Flora Hospital Visiting Hours
Summary
The above are the Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital visiting hours, as well as some tips to make the visit easy and smooth. Please remember that the nursing staff will give you instructions, and that it is important to adhere to the instructions they give you because those instructions will help protect the patients, including your loved ones.
Please remember that you may need to provide a regular change of clothes for your loved ones.