About
The hospital is located in the city of Port Elizabeth. Port Elizabeth is known as the friendly city and situated on the Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. The city is also known for its numerous beaches and lies about 770km East of Cape Town.
The hospital is easily accessible via the R102 Main Road to the South and the N2 highway to the North of the hospital. Neighbouring suburbs include Adcockvale Extension, Holland Park and Schauderville. This state-of-art hospital has a 24-hour accident and emergency unit and caters to private and medical aid patients in the city and surrounding areas.
Beds and Wards
Life Mercantile hospital has 202 beds and 5 theatres. The 14 bed intensive care and 7 bed high care units provide professional care to critically ill or injured patients. A radiology unit and 20 bed hi-tech renal unit offer specialised services with well-trained staff and professionals.
Mothers and babies are cared for at the 23 bed maternity unit and Little Life Clinic. Babies in need of specialised care receive state-of-the-art high care at the 3 bed neonatal intensive care unit and 6 bed neonatal high care ward. Additional services which includes baby immunisations and breastfeeding support are offered at the Little Life Clinic.
Disciplines and Services
- Anaesthesiology
- Dentistry
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Ear, Nose & Throat surgery
- General surgery
- Gynaecology
- Nephrology
- Obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Renal dialysis
- Urology
Visiting Hours
- 10:30 – 11:30
- 15:00 – 16:00
- 18:00 – 19:00
Physical Address
Corner Kempston & Durban Roads
Korsten
Port Elizabeth
Eastern Cape
South Africa
Map to Location
Telephone and Fax Numbers
Tel: +27 41 404 0400
Fax: +27 41 404 0551
Website: Life Mercantile Hospital
How much does it cost for someone to give birth in Mercantile Hospital if you don’t have a medical aid?
My daughter is a Medical Doctor and was trained from Makerere University in Uganda and has expressed interest to work in your Hospital; how can she go over the application process.
would like to know how much does it cost give birth at Mercantile Hospital with no medical aid?
Please tell how much it cost for giving birth in mercantile as well as those gynae visits before birth – for no medical aid patient.
Please give me name and phone number of the doctor who is doing the camera that he checks in your throat done to your stomach sorry for long description.
Dear people at Mercantile. I need an hip replacement urgently. I do not have medical aid. Will pay cash for operation. I am 68 years old. Can you please please assist me.
Good day do you have Packages for giving birth at mercantile hospital if you don’t have medical normal birth ?