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Introducing Lenmed
Clinic
What we stand for
Lenmed Clinic, situated on the outskirts of Lenasia, is a
community-oriented, privately owned hospital providing
At Lenmed Clinic, we constantly benchmark ourselves
world-class medical care and specialist services. Yet
against internationally accepted best practice in all
the ultra-modern facility, that is Lenmed Clinic today, is
aspects of our operation. We believe that setting our
a far cry from the unassuming building opened in 1984:
standards at this level is the most reliable way of ensuring
a prefabricated structure with 48 beds. This modest
that our patients, employees, stakeholders, associates
structure - the fulfillment of the dreams of several
and surrounding communities receive maximum benefit.
determined doctors in the apartheid era – was built in
response to the pressing need for an accessible, high
To achieve these standards:
quality medical facility in this region.
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Chaiman’s Message Top Quality Management
A committed past creates a firm foundation for future Our management style is primarily a hands-on approach,
success. where senior managers work hard to maintain an open-door
management style with staff and patients.
It is with a great sense of pride that I introduce Lenmed
Health, a group of clinics and hospitals with net assets in Lenmed Health is managed by Mr Ahmed Nana, the group
excess of R120 million. It is an unlisted public company general manager and financial manager. He is a qualified
that focuses on providing quality healthcare services. chartered accountant and has been with Lenmed since 1986. He
Lenmed Health has grown substantially from our initial is responsible for the overall management of the group.
roots as Lenmed Clinic, Lenasia, our first hospital which
we opened as a prefabricated building in 1984. Today, it is The CEO of Lenmed Clinic is Dr A. F. Kaka who oversees
the site of the state-of-the-art clinic, and is the inspiration operations and hospital management. He is actively involved
behind our management and service culture that drives our in the day-to-day running of Lenmed Clinic and his experience
business model in the health services industry. in hospital administration is invaluable for imparting Lenmed
Clinic’s management philosophy onto other line managers
Lenmed Health management is committed to running a in the hopsital. He uses his extensive experience in hospital
profitable health service organisation while remaining administration to guide the management culture and philosophy
involved in a significant number of social responsibility of Lenmed Health.
projects. This commitment to providing quality healthcare,
without neglecting the needs of the underprivileged, is the
foundation of Lenmed Health’s operational and service
culture. Our annual turnover exceeds R200 million and
our hospitals and clinics see in excess of 20 000 patients
annually.
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Social Responsibility Lenmed’s facilities include sophisticated theatres
available for a broad range of surgical procedures. Our
five-unit theatre is of the highest standard and is available
Lenmed Clinic’s commitment to social responsibility has been evident for planned and emergency procedures. Lenmed provides
from the clinic’s earliest days. Our commitment to sound financial planning Endoscopic technology (using a long flexible probe to
and to high standards of business administration allow us to dedicate a see inside the body) which has revolutionized internal
portion of our time and financial resources to community projects. We are surgical procedures and investigations. Lenmed Clinic’s
extremely proud of the impact Lenmed has made on improving the lives Ear, Nose and Throat specialists, gynaecologists and
of disadvantaged peoples living in surrounding communities. Some of the other specialists have this advanced technology available
projects that Lenmed is involved in include: to them. Lenmed Clinic also offers general surgery and
maxillo-facial surgery, which are some of the procedures
Free cataract surgery for the disadvantaged. This service is offered to performed by our team of doctors.
members of the public who are unable to pay for this kind of treatment.
Patients also have access to orthopaedic surgery (spine
‘Open Days’ where members of the public can come to the clinic for free and joint) as we have a specialist operating theatre
blood pressure tests, cholesterol tests, pap smears and diabetes scanning. dedicated to this purpose. Our ICU unit provides 16 beds
in a newly built wing of the hospital. Five of these beds
Learner education. Primary school learners come to the clinic for tours and are licenced as specialised ICU beds for cardio-thoracic
to learn about health and hygiene, while high school learners are educated and neuro-surgical patients. The ICU is equipped with
about drugs, health and HIV/AIDS, and other health concerns that affect the latest ICU technology, and is one of the first units in
youth. the country to be equipped with monitors utilizing digital
technology!
A conference centre is available to the community for health education
functions at no charge. Our maternity ward is modern and well equipped, with
six labour wards and 17 spacious rooms. The ward
We have a long term association with Takalani School for the Mentally provides a well-baby nursery, private and shared rooms
Disadvantaged in Soweto. Lenmed Clinic tries to meet some of the school’s – all en-suite, with TV and air-conditioning. Our maternity
needs, like participating in fund raising, providing medical care and sending ward is managed by a dedicated team of gynaecoeogists,
second-hand clothes and goods to the school. paediatricians and nursing staff.
Student nurses have access to practical experience while under the Lenmed Clinic’s 24 hour Trauma/Casualty Unit offers
supervision of our capable nurses. a high standard of trauma care. Patients that need to
be admitted for more serious injuries have access to
Social responsibility is one of Lenmed’s core values and we intend to our network of specialist surgeons and physicians.
extend services like these to the other hospitals that have recently joined Other services offered by the clinic include a Radiology
the Lenmed Health group. Department that offers world-class facilities: ultrasound,
CAT scans and MRI. This equipment enhances the image
of Lenmed Clinic and Lenmed Group and places us as
leaders in the medical service industry.
• General Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• ENT and Audiology
• Speech Therapy
• Opthalmology
• Paediatrics
• A privately owned in-house pharmacy
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• A number of visiting specialists are also available on a
regular basis.
Nu-Shifa Hospital Our X-ray department at Nu-Shifa Hospital provides the
following services:
Brief History
General Radiography
Shifa Hospital was founded by 3 visionary doctors,
who recognised the need for a private hospital
Ultrasound Facilities: General, Obstetric, Vascular Doppler
that served all people, not based on race, creed
Ultrasound & Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
or religion. The hospital began operations in June
1968. Nu-Shifa has had the privilege to nurse some
Screening Procedures:
of our country’s top leaders during the time when no
other “white” hospital would allow them access to,
GIT Barium Studies
the likes of Mr Jacob Zuma. And to this day, we still
ERCP & Colonoscopy Screening
have the honour of treating our province’s royalty.
Urological Studies
Nu-Shifa Hospital with its roots deeply buried within
Myelography
the community, has always maintained its community
Spiral CT Scans:
bond & during restructuring in the early 80s, shares
High Resolution Chest
were offered & taken up by doctors and non-doctors
CT Angiography
from the community, thereby empowering them.
Paranasal Sinus CT
Nu-Shifa Hospital has been undergoing a major,
phase upgrade programme to improve our facilities Body CT
to match and even better the facilities on offer, by 3D Reconstruction
competing with private hospital groups. Post Myelogram CT
CT Brain
Current Operations
Nu-Shifa Hospital presently has an operational Community Projects
capacity of 78 beds, although licensing allows for 95 The ethos of shareholders of Nu-Shifa has always been one
beds. of maintaining and strengthening community bonds & to
The decrease in bed numbers was due primarily serve and giveback to the local community. Various projects &
to the upgrade projects undertaken, wherein old workshops are run on a regular basis to get feedback from the
“Florence Nightingale” wards of 10 beds were community as to their requirements.
reduced to more private 2 & 4 bedded wards.
We have 3 major theatres and 1 minor theatre as well
as 2 delivery suites. Competitive Advantage
We offer a 24 hour trauma & emergency facility. And Nu-Shifa hospital being the sole, private independent hospital
have a medical centre housing various consultants in Durban, has an advantage over the bigger groups in that
adjoining the hospital. we offer a more personal touch to our doctors, staff & most
importantly our patients.
Services Offered Also, being an independent allows us greater flexibility in
Nu-Shifa hospital offers state-of-the-art, first world offering discounted rates as well as offering fixed fee packages.
medical equipment & services in safe, family-
orientated and comfortable surroundings.
The following medical specialist services are
available at Nu-Shifa Hospital:
• Anaesthesiology
• Dentistry
• Dermatology Looking into the
• ENT Surgery
• Gastroenterology
• General Surgery
Future
• Laproscopic Surgery
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology The Lenmed Health group Ltd is extremely proud of its
• Opthalmology accomplishments and has a long and established track
• Orthopaedic Surgery record in the health services industry. Lenmed Clinic
• Paediatrics started in response to the inequality imposed by apartheid.
• Psychiatry Today the Lenmed Health group stands as a symbol of
• Physiotherapy success in the face of adversity, with plans to expand and
• Rheumatology supply medical services nationwide.
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery
• Renal Dialysis
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Lenmed Health
PO Box 855
Lenasia
1820
www.lenmed.co.za
rookeyae@lenmed.co.za
Tel: 011 213 2000
Fax: 011 894 0000