Olaide WaheedLife New Kensington Clinic visiting hours refers to the times set aside by the hospital management for patients to receive care and encouragement from close family members. The presence of loved ones has been noted to give recovering patients added impetus; it can help them get on their feet quicker.
Patients come to this hospital for all kinds of treatment; the hospital is a specialist in acute trauma and other kinds of care; offering rehabilitation to patients who have become disabled due to major trauma, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or by complex orthopaedic, neurological or medical conditions.
Some of the wards/units are closed off; access to these areas is closely monitored. The visiting hours are scheduled this way:
Life New Kensington Clinic Visiting Hours
Monday
14h00 to 18h00
Tuesday
14h00 to 18h00
Wednesday
14h00 to 18h00
Thursday
14h00 to 18h00
Friday 14h00 to 18h00
Saturday
12h00 to 18h00
Sunday –
12h00 to 18h00
Public holidays
12h00 to 18h00
Of course, the hospital is a large facility, and as such more units and wards than may be mentioned here. Some of the medical services offered to patients include:
Rehabilitation admission consultancy
Rehabilitation therapy
Occupational therapy
Physiotherapy
Speech and language therapy
Dieticians’ services
Counselling social workers
Rehabilitation doctors
Psychology
To get more information about visitation times, especially concerning wards/units that are not mentioned here, please contact the hospital directly.
How To Contact The Hospital?
The hospital can be reached via the following channels.
Telephone 011 538 4700 /011 538 4709
Fax 011 614 5059
After hours contact: Clement Mazibuko – 076 317 5217
Email [email protected]
The hospital also provides details about its unit heads:
Psychologist
Dr Tshepo Thlali 011 538 4700
Social Workers
Sicelo Mthembu 011 538 4707
If there is any trouble with communication with the above channels, then enquiries may be directed to the Life Healthcare central information center: 0112199000.
How To Go About Your Visit
The first thing to do is to make sure that you have the correct name of the person you want to see at the hospital. The correct name is the official name of the patient; not a nickname.
Then you need to know the reason why the person is at the hospital. Patients are checked into wards depending on the reason they are at the hospital, or the type of care that they need.
Then check the lists above to find that ward/reason, and the visiting times allocated to it.
You may also need to obtain directions to the hospital. The address is: 23 Roberts Avenue, Kensington, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa.
What To Bring To The Hospital?
Remember that the patients at this hospital have likely suffered life changing injuries. They will need help adjusting to their new circumstances, and they will need to have their spirits lifted.
Comfortable clothes: it is important to help them select comfortable clothes which they can easily wear or take off. These may be shirts that have their buttons in the front, or (depending on the patients’ circumstances) shirts that have no buttons at all. They should be loose fitting; good for long hours of wear, and not cause any discomfort.
The same principles apply to trousers; they should not be difficult to wear or take off. They can have rubber bands instead of hooks, zippers, or belts. The trousers can be made of soft materials so that they are comfortable for long hours of wear. Sometimes, shorts are even preferable.
This also applies to footwear: they should be easy to wear and take off. They should be made of soft materials – preferably rubber. They should not have any buckles, or laces, or straps.
Flowers and cards: these have been known to provide comfort to patients on long hospital stays. Cards can have messages that remind the patients that their loved ones care for them, and that their new circumstances will not make them loved any less.
Flowers have been known to lift the spirits; they add fragrance, colour, and warmth to the little corner of the hospital where the patient will be staying.
Books/Reading Materials: books and other reading materials like magazines can also go a long way to help make the hospital stay more tolerable. It will give them something to pass the time, and also help them to grow their interests into something useful.
Toiletries: toiletries include items like soap, toothpaste, combs, sanitary pads, body creams, shaving kits, and so on.
Medicines: if the patients have any long term ailments which force them to use any medication, then please supply them with the medication even when they are at the hospital. This includes any dietary supplements. However, medicines should be taken to the hospital in their original containers, and handed over to the nursing staff.
Related:
- Life Orthopaedic Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life Sports Science Orthopaedic Hospital Visiting Hours
- Life St Dominic Hospital Visiting Hours
Closing:
The above clearly states the Life New Kensington Clinic visiting hours, as well as some tips to make the visit smooth and easy. Please note that the visiting times, as well as the guidelines set by the hospital have been provided to keep patients – including your loved ones – safe. Cooperating with the nursing staff will mean doing your part to protect the patients and to keep the hospital safe.