Olaide WaheedLife Mercantile Hospital visiting hours are the times scheduled for patients to receive love and encouragement from those who are most important to them. The love and encouragement can go a long way to help patients recover from even complex medical procedures in very quick time; thus, helping them to return home sooner than expected.
The hospital performs complex medical procedures such as Neurosurgery and Vascular Surgery, as well as routine services like Gynaecology and maternity. This hospital also has a unit dedicated to the care of accident victims.
The hospital needs to keep the environment safe and protected, which is why visiting hours have to be regulated.
Life Mercantile Hospital Visiting Hours
Mondays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Tuesdays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Wednesdays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Thursdays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Fridays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Saturdays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
Sundays
10h30 – 11h30
15h00 – 16h00
18h00 – 19h00
If you need to visit outside the normal visiting hours then you need to contact the hospital first.
How To Contact The Hospital?
The hospital can be contacted via the following channels:
Postal address:
P O Box 4031
Korsten
Port Elizabeth
6014
Telephone: 041 404 0400
Fax: 041 404 0551
Email: [email protected]
Emergency Number: 041 404 0414
If there is any trouble with communicating with the hospital, then take your concerns to the Life Healthcare central information Centre: 0112199000.
The hospital also provides information about its doctors, there specialties, and their contact information.
Doctors
Cardio Thoracic Surgeon
Dr Jithan Koshy 041 404 0400
Colorectal Surgeon
Dr Zubeir Salie 041 404 0400
Dentist(s)
Dr Mohamed Asmall 041 451 2246
Dermatologist(s)
Dr Pakamile Magigaba 041 404 0536
Dietician(s)
Avril Messiahs 041 451 8824
Emma Slabbert 041 404 0400
Ear, nose & throat surgeon(s)
Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka 041 404 0541
General practitioner(s)
Dr Thaivaganthi Govender 041 453 3584
Dr Victor Ntshona 041 404 0621
General surgeon(s)
Dr Bernard Ocharo 041 404 0620
Dr Bronwyn Boesack 041 492 3689
Dr Lwazi Nongogo 041 404 0538
Hepatobiliary Surgeon
Dr Wonga Mtimkulu 041 451 0298
Maxillofacial surgeon(s)
Dr Ismael Gopal 041 404 0400
Nephrologist(s)
Dr Khambi Msulwa 041 404 0473
Dr Nkululo Gigi 041 404 0496
Dr Robert Freercks 041 404 0473
Neurosurgeon
Dr Zwelabantu Wopula 041 404 0508
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist(s)
Dr Abry Nhliziyo 041 404 0531
Dr Siyasanga Dlulani 041 404 0558
Dr Tembisa Tini
041 404 0556
Oncologist
Dr Palesa Ford 041 451 1514
Ophthalmologist(s)
Dr Pilile Ngxukumeshe 041 453 2390
Orthopaedic surgeon(s)
Dr Mawanda Mandaba 041 453 3800
Dr Riaan Joubert 041 404 0409
Dr Shaun Attenborough 041 404 0533
Paediatric Nephrologist
Dr Bonisiwe Chauke-Makamba 082 970 9840
Paediatrician(s)
Dr Asanda Vetman 041 404 0606
Dr Guy Belcher 041 451 1133
Dr Mzimkulu Dilima 041 451 0055
Paediatric Surgeon
Dr Nkululeko Majola 041 404 0400
Physician(s)
Dr Clement Kabura
041 404 0585
Dr Martha Magashule 041 451 1566
Dr Nkululo Gigi 041 404 0496
Dr Rudzani Maringa 041 451 2022
Dr Nomangesi Ngcakani 041 453 5690
Urologist(s)
Dr Gèrard Grobler 041 404 0592
Dr Joseph Nyarko 041 404 0455
Dr Khanyisa Makamba 041 451 0620
Vascular surgeon
Dr Bhekifa Dube 041 363 0428
How To Go About Your Visit
The first thing to do is to make sure that you know the real name of the patient you are visiting. The hospital cannot find your loved one with a nickname.
Then you need to know the reason why your loved one is at the hospital.
Then check the visiting hours from the list above.
Then at the right time, arrive at the hospital, and go to the front desk. Tell them your name, the name of your loved one, and the reason they are at the hospital.
The hospital staff will give you directions and instructions.
Guidelines For Visitors
The first thing to note is that it is important to follow whatever instructions you receive from the hospital staff.
The hospital may require you to provide a recent negative covid 19 test result.
The hospital may require you to sanitize hands and wear facemasks before entering the wards.
The hospital may not allow children younger than 12 years old into the wards.
Phones may need to be set to silent or vibrate so as not to disturb other patients in the hospital.
Related:
- Life Hunterscraig Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life Dalview Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life Riverfield Hospital Visiting Hours
Summary
These are the Life Mercantile Hospital visiting hours, as well as some tips to make the visit smooth and without issues. Please make sure you follow all the instructions that you receive from the hospital staff because that is how you do your part to keep the hospital safe, and to protect your loved ones.
Please do not go straight into the wards in search of your loved ones. Instead, make sure that you stop at the front desk/nurses’ station to receive instructions and directions.