Paarl Hospital: Services

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Paarl Hospital provides the following specialist services for the Drakenstein region:

 

• Anaesthesiology         

• Dermatology (part time)

• Emergency Medicine

• Endoscopy Unit

• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery

• General Surgery

• High Care Unit

• Gynaecology & Obstetrics     

• Internal Medicine        

• Operating Theatre Complex   

• Ophthalmology (part time)

• Orthopaedics 

• Paediatrics and Neonatology

• Psychiatry

• Radiology

• Urology (part time)

ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES

Paarl Hospital has a dynamic team of Allied Health Professionals rendering Social Work, Radiography, Dietetic, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Audiology and Pharmaceutical Services.

The Radiography Department offers a sonography, fluoroscopy, mammography and Computer Tomography (CT) scan services.

The Pharmacy renders a dispensing service to Inpatients, the Emergency Centre and Outpatients Departments.

PAARL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CENTRE
Most patients are referred to Paarl hospital by a clinic, local GP or the District Hospital. Referred patients will either go to the Outpatients department, if it is not an urgent medical problem or to the Emergency Centre (EC) if it is urgent. A number of patients also access Paarl Hospital’s EC, who have not been referred. All cases presented to the EC will first be assessed according the South African Triage Scale. 

The South African Triage Scale (SATS) is used to categorise or triage patients according to their medical needs. Using this method allows the allocation of appropriate resources to meet the patient’s medical needs; ensuring patients receive the most appropriate type of care within the shortest time possible.

Patients will never be turned away from an EC, however if their medical needs aren’t  immediately life threatening and they are not critically ill, they may need to wait a long time, as the medical personnel on duty need to tend to the most urgent medical cases first .
 

TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP

Paarl Hospital takes pride in providing training and mentoring to health professionals.  The facility is a leader in coordinating and facilitating the practical placement of Basic and Post Basic Nurse Training Programmes.

For queries regarding this please contact: Ms Marilyn Holtman

Email:   Marilynn.Holtman@westercape.gov.za 

Paarl Hospital is a sought after facility for medical intern placement programmes and specialisation, as the experience gained is vast and diverse.

For queries regarding this please contact: Dr Stephan Fourie

Email:   Stephanus.Fourie@westerncape.gov.za

VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME

Paarl Hospital has an active volunteer database.  The facility offers volunteer training and internship in the Administration division.

 For queries regarding volunteering  please contact: Teresa Philander

Email:  Teresa.Philander@westerncape.gov.za

For queries regarding internships please contact: Mr Hendrik Lewies

Email:   Hendrik.Lewies@westerncape.gov.za