About
Carstenhof hospital is located in Midrand, Gauteng. Midrand is an area in central Gauteng and about 25km North from Johannesburg. The suburb is situated between Kyalami and Centurion. Good highway links and its location in the economic centre of Gauteng makes Midrand a popular area for businesses and developments.
The hospital is easily accessible via the M39 to the West, the M38 to the East and the well-known N1 to the West of the hospital. A 24-hour accident and emergency unit is supported around the clock by resident specialists.
Beds and Wards
Carstenhof hospital has 153 beds and 6 laminar airflow theatres. Each room has an en-suite bathroom and access to the gardens. The theatres include a dedicated Digital Operating Theatre. A 10 bed ICU with 7 high care beds provide advanced and high care to patients.
Mothers and newborn babies receive special and professional care at the 21 bed maternity unit which includes 5 delivery rooms. An 8 bed neonatal ICU and 4 bed neonatal high care unit with state-of-the-art monitoring and life support equipment provide high care and support to newborn babies. The maternity unit is also supported by a baby clinic and family rooms where fathers can stay overnight.
The maternity unit provides total mother and baby care with specialist facilities. The nursery comes with a Photo-Therapy unit. The baby’s first immunisation done in the hospital is free and all babies are offered birth registrations within 30 days of birth.
Disciplines and Services
- A renal unit
- Clinical Oncologist
- Dermatology
- ENT surgery
- Cardio Thoracic Surgeon
- General surgery
- Gynaecology
- Internal medicine
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Paediatrics
- Paediatric surgery
- Pathology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Urology
Visiting Hours
Visiting hours may vary among hospitals within the Life Healthcare group. Please contact the hospital directly or visit their website (link below) for the latest visiting hours.
Physical Address
21 Dane Road
Glen Austin
Midrand
Gauteng
South Africa
Map to Location
Telephone and Fax Numbers
Tel: +27 11 655 5500
Fax: +27 86 514 7564
Landline numbers may have changed or may be unreachable at this time. Please refer to the hospital website.
Website: Life Carstenhof Hospital