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What we do

SOUTHERN AFRICA

In southern Africa, we strive to improve the lives of people through high-quality, cost-effective care offered through our hospital and healthcare services divisions.

HOSPITAL DIVISION

Primarily serves the private market, and comprises acute hospitals and complementary services.

ACUTE Hospitals

Our acute hospitals are located in the metropolitan areas in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces, as well as in Botswana.

Our hospital facilities are world-class, technologically advanced and multi-functional. With our employees and approximately 3 630 (2019: 3 800) supporting healthcare professionals and specialists, we are able to deliver quality, compassionate and effective care.

Our principal offerings

  • Specialised medical disciplines
  • Community hospitals
  • Same-day surgical centres
  • Niche facilities
  • Intensive care units (ICUs)
  • High-care units
  • Operating theatres
  • Emergency units
  • Maternity units
  • Cardiac units
  • Paediatric units
  • Surgical units

Facilities
49
(2019: 49)

Registered beds
8 240
(2019: 8 225)

Theatre cases
242 650
(2019: 316 179)

Theatres
304
(2019: 302)

Cathlabs
14
(2019: 14)

Births
29 427
(2019: 30 489)

PPDs
1 703 015
(2019: 2 035 854)

Admissions
455 023
(2019: 587 843)

Cathlab cases
13 478
(2019: 15 638)

Oncology

Our oncology centres offer a holistic care model with technologically advanced diagnostic and interventional services supporting comprehensive cancer management.

Our significant investment in technologies place our oncology centres at the forefront of advanced treatments in surgical, medical, gynaelogical and radiation oncology.

Our principal offerings

  • Patient counselling and support
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy (comprising brachytherapy and stereotatic radiotherapy)
  • Chemotherapy
  • Linear accelerators and treatment planning software

Facilities
5
(2019: 5)

Treatments
25 607
(2019: 23 463)

Complementary services

Life Healthcare provides specialised healthcare facilities that offer both inpatient and outpatient services, including acute rehabilitation, mental healthcare, renal dialysis and oncology. Our specialised care model promotes continuity of care and uniquely positions Life Healthcare to provide comprehensive therapeutic interventions for chronically ill patients.

ACUTE REHABILITATION

Facilities that provide for patients with disabling or traumatic brain injuries, offering acute physical and cognitive rehabilitation. Our focus on patient care helps to restore quality of life for our patients and their families.

Life Rehabilitation uses the Functional Assessment Measure (FAM) for cognitive, behavioural, communication and community functioning, which provides insight on patients with brain injuries. We measure the clinical outcomes of each patient and track their overall progress to benchmark the performance of rehabilitation units and denote clear patient outcomes. In this way, we can support patients’ families and provide in-depth detail to healthcare funders during the rehabilitation process.

Life Rehabilitation is International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001 2015 certified and also a certified licence holder for the Functional Independence Measure™ (FIM™) in South Africa, which allows us to evaluate the functional status of patients during their rehabilitation process.

Our principal offerings

  • Traumatic brain injuries or spinal trauma
  • Severe orthopaedic injuries
  • Orthopaedic injuries
  • Stroke or nerve-related illnesses
  • Amputation or joint replacement
  • Rehabilitation to restore health and mobility after a joint replacement

Facilities
7
(2019: 7)

Beds
319
(2019: 319)

Admissions
2 506
(2019: 3 025)

PPDs
82 493
(2019: 90 302)

RENAL DIALYSIS

For patients with renal failure who need outpatient-based chronic dialysis, inpatient-based acute renal dialysis or home-based peritoneal dialysis.

Facilities
29
(2019: 26)

Stations
375
(2019: 329)

Treatments
167 322
(2019: 159 729)

MENTAL HEALTH

Multi-disciplinary mental healthcare service offerings, designed for transitory care in a therapeutic and tranquil environment. Our facilities house voluntary, assisted and involuntary mental healthcare users. We also operate theatres with anaesthetic capability for electroconvulsive therapy.

Our principal offerings

  • Psychiatry
  • Substance dependence
  • Compulsion anxiety
  • Work-related stress
  • Bereavement and adjustment disorders
  • Diet-related mental illness programmes (e.g. eating disorders)
  • Neuro-geriatric wellness

Facilities
9
(2019: 9)

Beds
592
(2019: 592)

Admissions
11 484
(2019: 13 483)

PPDs
128 652
(2019: 143 600

 

HEALTHCARE SERVICES DIVISION

Healthcare services relate to specialised care offered by Life Esidimeni, occupational health and employee wellness services offered by Life Employee Health Solutions and primary healthcare provided by MyLife Healthcare Centres.

LIFE ESIDIMENI

We offer specialised care for the most vulnerable in our society. We partner with South Africa’s provincial health and social development departments to provide comprehensive, long-term services. These services are offered on contract, which are awarded through the National Treasury tender processes.

Our principal offerings

  • Long-term chronic mental healthcare
  • Frail care rehabilitation
  • Step-down care
  • Primary healthcare
  • Substance abuse recovery programmes
  • Correctional services care

Facilities
10
(2019: 10)

Beds
3 135
(2019: 3 119)

PPDs
1 034 042
(2019: 1 054 391)

LIFE EMPLOYEE HEALTH SOLUTIONS (LIFE EHS)

We offer an integrated health risk management service providing wellness programmes, occupational and primary healthcare to corporate and institutional clients.

We provide contracted on-site occupational and primary healthcare services to large employer groups in various industries and various government departments, and specialise in implementing and delivering comprehensive health strategies for employees.

We furthermore provide outcomes-based employee wellness programmes (EWPs), helping companies and institutions in the public and private sector to encourage and support healthy and balanced living for their employees. The goal is to improve their well-being and promote maximum productivity through health.

Our principal offerings

  • Occupational health services
  • Outcomes-based EWPs
  • Primary healthcare
  • Direct doctor-to-patient virtual consultations for corporate clients
  • COVID-19 staff risk tracker for employers
  • COVID-19 symptom checker

Occupational health clinics
281
(2019: 310)

Enrolled employees
226 378
(2019: 210 589)

Enrolled employees
379 680
(2019: 383 082)

Employee wellness clinics
82
(2019: 81)

MYLIFE HEALTHCARE CENTRES

  • Our MyLife Healthcare Centres (MyLife) offer high-quality primary healthcare provided by nurses and supported by doctors through virtual consultations.

Facilities
6
(2019: 2)

Number of patient consultations
5 492
(2019: 4 199)

INTERNATIONAL

For more information see the International footprint section.

ALLIANCE MEDICAL

Diagnostic and molecular imaging, radiopharmaceuticals and product development.

As western Europe’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging services, we improve patient care by combining innovative imaging technologies and excellent service.

We support public and private organisations with their imaging requirements, and work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, healthcare organisations and academic institutions – ensuring high-quality yet cost-effective care for our patients and customers.

Our principal offerings
UK
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Computerised tomography (CT)
  • Positron emission tomography-computerised tomography (PET-CT)
  • Radiopharmacy

Diagnostic imaging static sites
29
(2019: 33)

PET-CT national contract sites
36
(2019: 36)

Mobiles
53
(2019: 44)

Cyclotron locations
5
(2019: 4)

Diagnostic imaging scans
262 016
(2019: 321 516)

PET-CT scans
85 604
(2019: 84 057)

Radiopharmacy doses
104 783
(2019: 106 960)

Mobile days
10 466
(2019: 11 070)

Our principal offerings
Ireland
  • MRI
  • CT
  • PET-CT

Operating sites
28
(2019: 27)

Diagnostic imaging scans
262 268
(2019: 250 753)

Our principal offerings
Northern Europe
  • MRI
  • CT
  • PET-CT
  • Radiopharmacy

Mobiles
24
(2019: 18)

Cyclotron locations
4
(2019: 4)

Diagnostic imaging scans
15 020
(2019: 23 202)

PET-CT scans
3 841
(2019: 4 641)

Our principal offerings
Northern Europe
  • MRI
  • CT
  • PET-CT
  • Radiopharmacy
  • X-ray
  • OPT
  • Mammogram
  • Mammotomo-synthesis
  • Lab
  • Physiotherapy
  • Ultrasound
  • Cone beam
  • Dexa

Owned clinics
34
(2019: 34)

Static sites
8
(2019: 8)

Cyclotron location
1
(2019: 1)

Diagnostic imaging scans
818 230
(2019: 958 521)

Our principal offerings
Spain
  • MRI
  • CT
  • PET-CT
  • X-ray

Operating sites
11
(2019: 11)

Diagnostic imaging scans
107 834
(2019: 97 968)

PET-CT
1 123
(2019: 783)

Our principal offerings
LMI

A fully integrated research and development pharma company dedicated to developing and globally commercialising innovative molecular imaging agents for use in PET-CT diagnostics. LMI has a pipeline of novel imaging agents that address major unmet clinical needs in neurological, oncological and cardiovascular diseases.

NeuraceqTM (florbetaben F18), is FDA approved with the second largest market share in US.

SCANMED

Co-ordinated healthcare for private and institutional patients.

Scanmed is both privately and publicly funded and, for more than 15 years, has offered broad-spectrum health in some of Poland’s major cities. By increasing access to comprehensive treatment methods, excellent specialists and advanced medical equipment, we provide our patients the best service and fast recovery – ensuring we are their preferred medical supplier.

Our principal offerings
  • Primary care
  • Outpatient specialist care
  • Hospital care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Cardiology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Dermatology
  • Gynaecology and obstetrics
  • Diagnostics

Facilities
42
(2019: 41)

Cardiac units
13
(2019: 12)

Beds
582
(2019: 579)