Shining model of achievement

MELOMED Private Hospital Group’s latest development, Melomed Tokai, is the group’s brand new, state-of-the- art flagship facility, is a shining model of Melomed’s achievements and indicative of the group’s pursuit towards a promising future for South Africa’s private health-care sector.

Melomed Tokai's design and construction centred around our patients well-being. It caters for the healing needs of body, mind and soul, thus also facilitating a holistic approach to healthcare that ensures the full recovery of our patients. Melomed Tokai was developed to meet the needs of the adjacent communities of False Bay, Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town, Noordhoek, Kommetjie, Oceanview, Tokai, Constantia, Bishopscourt, Wynberg, Plumstead, Steenberg, Grassy Park, Retreat and its surrounds.

“Accessibility, affordability, and quality are just a few of the attributes that this world class healthcare facility has brought within reach of those living in the area,” ,” says Group Marketing and Public Relations Manager at Melomed, Randal Pedro. The 21 600m2 5 story high hospital is situated on the corner of Main and Keysers Road in Tokai and traffic congestion, ease of access and ample secure parking were taken into account in the design and development of Melomed Tokai.

The R400-million hospital boasts 48 beds, which includes 35 adult Medical beds, 15 Psychiatric beds, 22 Surgical beds, a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit, a 10-bed High Care Unit, 10 Obstetric beds, a 15 Day-bed unit, five Neonatal ICU beds and 20 Paediatric beds.

The hospital also includes dedicated isolation wards for infection control purposes as well as a dedicated Endoscopy suite, an Oncology & Haematology Unit and Radiation bunker.

Melomed Tokai has four operating theatres, a dedicated obstetric theatre and has introduced the first cardiac intervention unit to the Southern Suburbs with a state-of-the-art Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) that caters for cardio- neuro and vascular procedures and interventions.

The Catheterisation Laboratory houses multi-million rand equipment and its integrated system capabilities includes FFR (Frequency Flow Rate) and OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) enabling and assisting the cardiologists that performs angiograms – a type of X-ray – allowing doctors to see blood flow and locate clots in the blood vessels.

Once a blockage is located, the doctor can intervene by placing a stent into the patient immediately, in this dedicated heart centre and interventional laboratory.

Pedro explains that with secondary infection being a concern for patients in hospitals, Melomed Tokai has built specialised isolation units with sluices in between the wards to prevent the spread of infection.

Another feature in reducing cross contamination between wards includes restricted access for visitors, patients and staff. “Some of Melomed Tokai’s technological of f er i ngs i nclude f r ee Wi- Fi throughout the building, iPads replacing chalk boards above the ward beds with patient and doctor details, and the Melodoc patientmanagement system that gives doctors the ability to access patient information no matter where they are in the world,” says Pedro.

“The advanced medical and s u r g i c a l e q u i p ment p l a c e s Melomed Tokai in line with the latest advances in medical technological innovations.”

Pedro says one of the attributes that sets Melomed Tokai Hospital apart is that it was purpose built with a focus on the free-flow of patient, staff and visitor movement, as well as the close proximity of related units such as the ICU being near the Catheterisation Laboratory and theatre complex with the maternity ward also boasting a dedicated obstetrics theatre.

Much planning went into the design and construction of Melomed Tokai to ensure optimal operational flow and user friendliness both for staff and patients.

On the ground floor is the main entrance, admissions, a coffee shop and a renal dialysis unit, a women’s wellness centre, a radiology facility, a nuclear medicine unit and a pathology laboratory. The hospital has a dedicated 24-hour emergency unit with its own dedicated undercover entrance for ambulances, allowing patients to be admitted without entering the main hospital entrance or being affected by weather conditions.

Patients have easy access to the renal unit from the patient parking area or via the hospital reception area on the ground floor, which is wheelchair friendly, while the oncology unit, on the fifth floor, was designed to be spacious and provide relaxing and therapeutic views of the Cape Peninsula for patients undergoing therapy.

The fifth floor also houses the Clinical Haematology unit which includes stem cell transplant and harvesting service. Future plans are for a Cryopreservation Unit to be added as part of the service offering for these patients.

Pedro contends that as impressive as the design, ambience and technology of the new hospital is, the facility would mean absolutely nothing without the quality of staff members and medical practitioners that were handpicked for the facility.

The surgical experts at Melomed Tokai includes disciplines such as major Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ENT surgery, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Maxillo- facial Surgery, General and Vascular Surgery with super speciality services offered inclusive of a Surgical Gastroenterology & Hepatobilliary service.

I n addition, Melomed Tokai houses 25 permanent resident specialists who provide the surrounding community with access to a broad range of medical services including Endocrinology, Neonatology and Haematology, to name a few.

Melomed Tokai’s world-class medical services are supported by friendly, expert staff and state of the art equipment backed by a dedicated 24-hour Heart and Emergency Centre.

“The hospital’s highly skilled specialist component, supported by dedicated nursing staff adhere to the highest standards of professional nursing treatment and are committed to caring for each and every patients healthcare needs and well-being,” says Pedro.