Services offered at Dr Pixley Ka Seme Memorial Hospital

  • Internal medicine
  • Paediatrics
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • General Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Anaesthetics
  • Radiology services
  • High care & ICU
  • Neonatal ICU
  • Burns unit
  • Operating Theatres
  • Trauma and Emergency services
  • Blood bank
  • Laboratory

Specialities Provided on Weekdays

  • Ophthalmology (Eyes)
  • Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Urology
  • Dietetics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech Therapy
  • Audiology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social work services
  • Pharmacy
Dr Pixley Ka Seme Memorial Hospital Newsletter
Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital Overview

The 500 – Bed Hospital has four levels

 

  • Lower Ground – which encompasses support services such as kitchens, Laundry, Maintenance workshops and Pharmacy stores.
  • Ground Floor – which has General patient areas such as Accident & Emergency, Radiology, Reception, Pharmacy dispensary and OPD.
  • First Floor – which has Theatres, ICU, Delivery, Neonatal and Postnatal wards,
  • Second Floor -which has Administration, Infectious Diseases, Medical, Gynaecology and Paediatrics Wards.

The Hospital is divided into 10 blocks, 4 blocks on the west of the building and 6 blocks on the East side of the building. The blocks are separated by a thoroughfare referred to a Hospital Street. Which enables easy circulation within the hospital other elements in this building that makes it unique, is the

  • Passive design principles – which includes orientation, natural light.
  • Energy saving – in terms of lighting
  • Easy circulation – with the spine (hospital street) reducing travel.
  • Reduced carbon footprint – environmentally friendly construction.
  • First mega project – contract handled and managed internally by the Department of Health infrastructure (work in progress)
  • Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank: 635 000 Litres – 455 000 Litres will be available for flushing toilets and 180 000 Litres will be available for irrigation.