Best Hospitals for General Surgery in South Africa

Artemis Hospital is a 400 plus bed multi-speciality hospital, which aims at providing a depth of expertise in the spectrum of advanced medical and surgical interventions. Some of the features of the infrastructure include:

• A 400 plus bed multi-speciality hospital.
• A large number of ICU beds equipped with modern technologies.
• Imaging techniques include 64 Slice Cardiac CT Scan, Dual Head Gamma Camera, |  16 Slice PET CT, Fan Beam BMD, RIS - HIS Integrated Department, High -end Colour Doppler Ultrasound Systems.
• Cardiology department supported by Philips FD20/10 Cath Lab with Stent Boost Technology, C7XR OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography, Lab IVUS - Intravascular Ultrasound, Rotablator - for calcified lesions, FFR -Fractional Flow Reserve, Ensite Velocity Cardiac Mapping System, and Endovascular Hybrid Operating Suite.
• ICU is backed by High-Frequency Ventilator for NICU, Central Venous Pressure Monitoring, Intra - aortic Balloon Pump, Invasive Intraarterial Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ab4 Monitoring, Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Portable X - ray Viewer, Temperature Regulating Blankets/Warmers, Bedside ECHO Cardiology.
• Operation Theatre Technologies: Total Knee Replacement - Navigation System, Motor Evoked Potentials (MEP) for Spine Surgeries, Fiber Optic Bronchoscope, Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump, Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SSEP) in DBS Surgery.

Medanta - The Medicity located in Gurugram, India is accredited by JCI, NABH. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• 1250 beds facility
• 800+ professionally trained & experienced Doctors
• Patient Support Services Team in International Patients Department, assists patients from different nation during their medical travel journey
• Hotels and Lodging Arrangements
• International Lounge
• Medantas own Air-ambulance service can reach you in any part of the world (fully functional ICU at 30,000 feet above the ground)

Sterling Wockhardt Hospital located in Mumbai, India is accredited by NABH. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• The bed capacity of Sterling Wockhardt Hospital is 50.
• Critical care and complex cases resolution is done with excellent results.
• Emergency departments with 3 beds capacity and Intensive Care Unit with 10 beds capacity.
• The healthcare delivery focus of the hospital is both on prevention as well curing the conditions.
• Diagnostics are well developed with the latest technological developments.
• Pharmacy, operating rooms, lab services are at par with the best in the country.
• 24/7 ambulance services to cover healthcare requirements in Panvel and Vashi.
• Accommodation, airport transfers, flight bookings and translation services are all available for international patients.

Fortis Hospital located in Bengaluru, India is accredited by ISO, NABH. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• 24x7 emergency services are available.
• In house pharmacy services are also present.
• Highly regarded doctors and surgeons work day and night at the hospital.
• This is in addition to numerous consultants who provide services to patients.
• There are excellent preoperative and post operative care facilities at the hospital.
• High success rates and faster turnaround times for patients towards excellent health.
• An International patient care center enables international patients to avail the best of treatment in a seamless manner with minimal hassle.
• 5 Centres of Excellence are present in Fortis hospital Bangalore.
• The bed capacity of this hospital is 250.
• Latest In Vitro Fertilisation technologies are present.

The Hospital has world-class infrastructure with a capacity of over 1000 beds and much more-

• 265 Licensed beds
• 13 Operation Theatres
• 24*7 Cath Lab
• 24*7 available Blood Bank
• 24*7 Emergency Department
• 24*7 Open Pharmacy

Venkateshwar Hospital located in New Delhi, India is accredited by NABH. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• The hospital has the latest healthcare facilities and world class infrastructure.
• It has a 325 bed capacity and 100 beds for critical care.
• There are as many as 10 operation theatres.
• The Intensive Care Unit and blood bank is also present within the hospital.
• There is complete support for international patients with facilities such as transfers, assistance for visa and accommodation, translators and insurance related assistance.
• Some of the departments in which medical services are available are Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology, Cardiology, Neurology and Oncology.
• The hospital also provides treatment for infertility, weight loss and has physiotherapy and pain management services.

Supported by the first class staff, Medeor Hospital is dedicated to providing the latest in medical advances. The hospital’s professional expertise is regarded as one of the finest in India. The centre provides acute specialist services and aims at delivering top-quality medical and patient care.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

• 24x7 Emergency, Diagnostics and Pharmacy services
• State of the art instruments
• Hi-tech ICUs
• Modular OTs
• High-end Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
• Highly Experienced Physicians & Surgeons
• Zero Bacteria Operation Theaters
• Modern Infrastructure Equipped with Advanced Facilities
• Radiology department equipped with advanced diagnostic imaging technologies like 1.5 tesla MRI, high-tech 160 CT Scan and dual detector X – ray
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab having Hybrid Operating Room
• Linear Accelerator, Brachytherapy Suite, Wide Bore CT Simulator
• Slice CT Scan, CT Simulation
• Slice PET CT, Dual Head 6 Slice SPECT CT
• Facilitation counter at International Airport, New Delhi
• Translator of different languages
• Assistance in lodging, boarding and ticketing
• Wi-Fi and local SIM cards
• Tele-medicine, e-consultation and post discharge follow up
• Foreign exchange services
• Prayer and meditation rooms

Vejthani Hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand is accredited by NABH, NABL. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• It is among the topmost private hospitals functioning in Thailand.
• The bed capacity of the hospital is 263.
• There are more than three hundred thousand patients visiting the hospital every year.
• Vejthani hospital has more than 40 outpatient clinics and centers.
• International patient care center with all kinds of services: air ambulance, transfers, travel, stay, embassy liaison, patient coordinators, prayer rooms, visa coordination and translators for 20 languages.
• The special facilities are:
• International Certified Laboratory
• 10 Operating Rooms
• Radiology Section: Portable X-ray, CT-scan and C-ARM and MRI
• Neonatal Critical Care Unit
• Water-jet technique applied for liposuction
• Computer navigation and mini-invasive technique for Joint Replacement surgery

Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital located in New Delhi, India is accredited by NABH. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• One of the biggest tertiary care hospitals in India
• Facility is fusion of state of the art technology, competent clinicians, and world-class infrastructure
• 230 beds
• 70 bedded medical and surgical and Critical Care Unit
• Ward Bed Options- Twin, Deluxe, Sharing and Economy
• Pneumatic Tube System
• Ambulance Services 24x7
• 15 Bedded dialysis unit
• Advanced Neonatal ICU
• Advanced imaging services, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scanning, digital mammography, ultrasound
• 8 modular OTs
• Flat Panel Cath Labs
• LASIK - SMILE Suite
• Wellness Lounge
• State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment
• 15 Dialysis beds
• 24x7 ‘Trauma & Emergency Center
• Dedicated blood bank
• 24x7 comprehensive patient care.
• Deployed high-end technologies & smart digital system
• Robust Hospital Information Systems to meet complex medical needs of patients
• Robotic assisted surgeries
• International Patients Lounge
• Airport Pick-up and Drop
• Accommodation and Food for Attendant
• Language Interpreter Services
• 4 triage beds, a dedicated sample collection room, 6 observation beds, and highly skilled emergency staff
• Robotic knee replacement surgery
• ATM
• Lounge for visitors
• Internet Access: The whole facility is Wi-Fi enabled
• Travel Desk: Provides an all-round patient care.
• 24x7 pharmacy

Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute located in New Delhi, India is accredited by NABH, NABL. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• Multi-bed hospital with state-of-art infrastructure
• Advanced medical equipment
• High-tech labs
• Modular operation theaters
• Cath labs with Clarity Platform, 128 channel CARTO 3 version 4 with ICE mapping facility, FD 10 Prucka 2D EP system
• High-end Intensive Coronary Care Unit
• Dedicated Pre-Post Cath Unit
• Multislice CT Scan, 1.5 Tesla MRI
• 24 *7*365 functional cardiac Cath lab & operation theatre
• Fifteen bedded Coronary Care Unit
• 3D, 4D Echo & Trans-oesophageal Echo, Non Invasive cardiology (Holter, TMT, Echo, 24hrs ambulatory BP Monitoring
• Radio Frequency Ablation like Complex Arrhythmia such as ischemic VT, AF with 3 D Mapping imaging
• RFA using ICE Intra-cardiac Echo
• Well-equipped inpatient and intensive care services
• Ultra-modern Blood Bank Facility
• Advanced Physiotherapy center, 24/7 Emergency &Trauma services
• Gastroenterology department equipped with Capsule endoscopy, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, Single balloon enteroscopy, High resolution esophageal and anorectal manometry, Endoscopic ultrasound, and hydrogen breath test
  Sustained low-efficiency daily dialysis and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
• Exhaled Nitric oxide (FeNO) and allergy testing for the management of asthma
• Conventional PAP/ Liquid PAP/ HPV-DNA test for the patients with the High risk of cervical cancer

Medicana International Istanbul located in Istanbul, Turkey is accredited by ISO, JCI. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• Covers an indoor area of 30.000 m
• Capacity of 191 beds
• 34 ICUs
• 8 NICUs
• 8 Operation Theatres
• Inpatient Floors
• Outpatient Floors
• Internal and Surgical Intensive Unit Care
• Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit
• Coronary Intensive Care Unit
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Patient comfort CIP, VIP and Standard Patient Rooms
• Intensive care patient rooms
• Technology Advancement- PET-CT, ERCP, BT/MR 1.5 Tesla

Memorial Antalya Hospital located in Antalya, Turkey is accredited by JCI. Also listed below are some of the most prominent infrastructural details:

• 114 patients and 28 intensive care beds
• 5 Operating theatres
• Radiology Department with advanced technology
• Intensive care units
• Interventional Radiology Unit
• Chemotherapy and Art Center
• The Hospital uses advanced technologies like Hydra Facial, Cardiac MR, Heart Tomography-Coronary CT Angiography and many more
• Patient rooms and living spaces with all the 5-star hotel features