UCT Private Academic Hospital offers you high quality, patient-centred medical care in a warm and welcoming environment.

UCT Private Academic Hospital (UCTPAH) is conveniently located in the heart of Cape Town, adjacent to the well known Groote Schuur Hospital, however, they are a privately owned facility.  The hospital is backed by superb medical expertise from the UCT Medical School.  Many of the doctors are world renowned in their specific fields and represent some of the finest medical minds in South Africa.  They also have the backing of a large network of collective medical wisdom via Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children’s Hospitals.

As the majority of the doctors are heads of their departments at the UCT Medical School, their handling of difficult or complex cases continues to attract a growing number of patients throughout South Africa, Europe and the African continent.  With the expertise of professors and their associates, UCTPAH thus offer services in more than 25 disciplines.

The hospital was opened in February 2002 by a German investor, Mr Rhöne Klinikum,then known as the UCT Medical Centre.  In August 2002 a BEE South African health consortium, Community Health Group (CHG), Netcare and West Group, gained acqusition.  The hospital was renamed UCT Private Academic Hospital with a new logo, their characteristic daisy.  The daisy symbolizes friendliness, cheerfulness and warmth.  In addition it represents freshness and innovation in their approach towards health care.

In 2005 Southern Cross Hospital, previously situated in Wynberg, Cape Town, amalgamated with UCTPAH.  Southern Cross Hospital earned an excellent reputation for its oncology, haematology, spinal and physical rehabilitation units.  UCTPAH is now in its sixth year and continues to add value such as a brand new Kidney and Dialysis Centre operated by Fresenius Medical Care.  This centre is under the directorship of Prof Charles Swanepoel.  He is assisted by Dr Zunaid Barday.  Both are registered in the sub-speciality of nephrology, with the Health Professional Council of South Africa.

UCTPAH plays an integral role in retaining valuable medical expertise by providing a facility for public service doctors to use their Renumarative Work Outside of Public Service (RWOPS).  This not only retains scarce medical skills in government health facilities, but ensures the talented specialists stay in South Africa as well.

Network Healthcare Holdings Limited (Netcare) recently bought the shares of Community Health Group in UCTPAH.  Although operated by Netcare, UCTPAH is predominantly seen as a university hospital and is flexible in its approach to funding, amenable to research and accessible to all referring specialists seeking special  expertise for their patients.

PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS

An exciting development at UCTPAH is the relocation of important clinical services and activities from Southern Cross hospital to the UCT PAH’s premises is 2005.
Southern Cross Hospital, previously situated in Wynberg in Cape Town’s Southern suburbs, earned an excellent reputation for its oncology, haematology, spinal and physical rehabilitation units.
The closure of Southern Cross Hospital at the end of 2004 saw many of its hospital staff and activities move to UCT Private Academic Hospital’s premises in Observatory. (Activities include medical and surgical wards, ICU, spinal Unit, neuro-rehabilitation and oncology).
UCTPAH is now in its 6th year and has added many valuable services to its disciplines, like a brand new Kidney & Dialysis Centre, and is going from strength to strength.