Outshining the Rest

Over the past few years, Melomed Hospital Holdings has shown incredible growth in the Western Cape Private Hospital Industry. With three hospitals namely: Gatesville Medical Centre, Mitchells Plain Medical Centre, and Bellville Medical Centre (previously Jan S. Marais), Melomed Hospital Holdings has extended its services, bringing affordable quality medical care to the previously disadvantaged Black community.

New State of the Art Cardiac Unit

Gatesville Medical Centre has recently established a modern fully equipped and staffed Cardiac Unit including a Cardio Thoracic theatre and a state of the art Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory. The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory is equipped with a Siemens Axion Artis Monoplane flat panel ceiling mounted radiography C-Arm that is the very first of its kind in Southern Africa; A. Balloon Pump cardiac assist device; Intra-Vascular Ultrasound machine, defibrillator and other necessary diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, all of which will enable a multitude of procedures to be done.

Cardiac Theatre

The Cardio-Thoracic Theatre is equipped with superior equipment and instrumentation from local and worldwide sources. The latest anaesthetic and perfusion equipment are in use to ensure the highest standard of care available to the patient. The lighting system has a built in Sony camera which enables images of the surgery performed, to be transmitted to a conference facility or worldwide connection, as used for congresses and teaching purposes. For diagnostic and intra-operative measures, a Trans-Oesophageal Echo machine has been imported from the United States. The theatre is equipped to deal with the whole spectrum of cardiac surgery for adults.

Gatesville Medical Centre also boasts an eight-bedded specialised Cardiac Intensive Care unit that is staffed by experienced and dedicated staff who ensures the safety and well-being of all patients in their care, as well as fulfilling all the needs of the patients’, surgical and medical teams. The dedicated nursing staff at Gatesville Medical Centre adheres to the highest standards of professional nursing treatment and is committed to caring for our patients’ health and well-being. The medical teams running the Cardiac Unit are of the highest calibre.  This new facility is the first of its kind in a previously disadvantaged Black area in the Western Cape and will service the Cape Flats, offering convenience and accessibility previously unavailable in the area.

Specialised Intensive Care Unit

Gatesville Medical Centre also boasts a 24-hour emergency Trauma Unit that consists amongst others, of a resuscitation room, procedure room and five general beds. It has state of the art equipment and facilities and it is staffed with trauma-trained doctors and nurses 24 hours a day.