Steve Biko Hospital
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gezina, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°43′56″S 28°12′11″E / 25.7322°S 28.2031°ECoordinates: 25°43′56″S 28°12′11″E / 25.7322°S 28.2031°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Affiliated university | University of Pretoria |
| Services | |
| Beds | 832 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Links | |
| Website | home page |
| Lists | Hospitals in South Africa |
Steve Biko Hospital (Formerly called the Pretoria Academic Hospital and before 1994 called Hendrik F Verwoerd Hospitaal) of Pretoria, South Africa, previously located at what is now Tshwane District Hospital, is a state of the art hospital. It is the main teaching hospital of the University of Pretoria along with Kalafong Hospital in Attrigeville to west of the city centre.
[edit] Features
- State-of-the-art medical equipment to the total value of R442 million has been procured for the new hospital, including an MRI Scanner, two 64-Slice CT Scanners, totally digital radiology, Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS), etc.
- Only teaching hospital in South Africa that accommodates the hospital & University Clinical Department’s offices in one building.
- Theatres, ICU’s, X-rays & associated wards are on same floor – theatre patients are therefore not dependent on lift transport.
- Largest cook/chill kitchen in South Africa,
- Compact design – only six entrances,
- 832 approved beds,
- 76 ICU beds (58 commissioned),
- 46 High Care beds,
- 61 Observation places,
- 108 beds in the Oncology Complex.
- 22 theatres (18 commissioned),
- 19 Lifts,
- 80 Consulting rooms.
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