• Cardiac transplantation
• Neurosurgery and endoscopic neurosurgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Cardiac surgery (especially 'off-pump' cardiac coronary bypass surgery, valve surgery and replacement)
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Plastic and reconstructive surgery
• General surgery
• Colorectal surgery
• Gastro-intestinal surgery (especially hepatico-biliary surgery)
• Urology
• Specialised gynaecology surgery and infertility procedures
• Oncology surgery

UCT Private Academic Hospital has 112 beds in intensive care, high care, surgical, medical, day ward and rehabilitation. In addition, it comprises:

		An in-house General Practitioner
		Doctors' consulting and day procedure rooms
		Oncology, Stemcells & Haematology Clinic
		Kidney & Dialysis Centre
		Thyroid Clinic
		Pituitary Clinic
		A Catheterisation Laboratory which includes an interventional Angiography Unit
		A Radiology Department with Full-body computerised tomography (CT) scanner Mammography unit General X-ray (mobile and fixed) Ultrasound facility Fluoroscopy unit with tomography capabilities
		Endoscopy suite with ERCP equipment (for studies of the pancreas, gallbladder and liver) Endoscopic equipment used in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders Complete range of electrocardiography equipment.
		A Pharmacy
		A sophisticated 12-bed ICU with 24-hour cover by doctors.

OPERATING THEATRES

Our theatre unit is characterised by state-of-the-art equipment, superb medical technology and experienced theatre staff. Our skilled surgeons and anaesthetists offer an extremely high level of expertise and surgical competence.

Surgical procedures cover a wide range of disciplines. Many of the highly specialised procedures that surgeons perform at our hospital are either not performed elsewhere or are not widely available.

All the enthusiastic theatre staff have specialised training and experience in theatre.


The Theatre Unit provides the following facilities and services:

	Four fully equipped theatres (two with laminar flow), with en-suite anaesthetic induction rooms that comply with stringent international safety standards.
	Operates on a 24-hour basis for both routine and emergency cases.
	Theatres are equipped with Swiss Schaerer operating tables, computerised Dräger anaesthetic machines and camera recording equipment for endoscopic surgery.
	Zeiss Neurosurgery operating microscope that uses a touch button control system (only one of its kind in South Africa.)
	The Theatre Unit also has a fully equipped Central Sterilising Supply Department (CSSD) with on-site expert maintenance technician and state-of-the-art Sterrad machine for cold gas sterilisation.