After Hours Coverage: PHONE NUMBERS
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After Hours Coverage: A health provider is available after-hours and on weekends to handle emergency phone calls. Generally, you will be referred to a local hospital Emergency Room if your problem cannot be handled by phone. Our staff rotates being “on-call.” Therefore, we kindly request that you use the Emergency Health Unit number listed below rather than contacting the health professional directly at home. PHONE NUMBERS Embassy: + 27 12 431 4000 Medical Unit: + 27 12 431 4015 After Hours: 079 111 4773 GENERAL PHYSICIANS Dr. Jim Bayuk Embassy: (2712) 431 4015 Cellular: 079 111 7499 E-mail: [email protected] Dr Jason Trego Embassy: (2712) 431 4646 Cellular: 079 111 4785 E-mail: [email protected] REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIST: Embassy: (2712) 431 4033 Cellular: 079 111 2440 E-mail: FOREIGN SERVICE HEALTH PRACTITIONER Karl Field Embassy: (2712) 431 4664 Cell: 079 111 7496 E-mail: [email protected] HEALTH UNIT NURSES: Rosemary Matsie, R/N Embassy: (2712) 431 4087 Cellular: 079 111 7694 E-mail: [email protected] Luanne Manneson Embassy: (2712) 431 4088 Cellular: 079 111 4774 E-mail: [email protected] MEDEVAC COORDINATOR: Gretta Lubbe Embassy: (2712) 431 4670 Cell: 082 415 2914 E-mail: [email protected] ADMIN ASSISTANT: Embassy: (2712) 431 4666 Vickie Popp Cell: 078-009-0469 Email: [email protected] MEDICAL CLAIMS ASSISTANT: Devonne Wilson Embassy: Cell: 079-090-1146 Email: [email protected] Eligibility for Services and HU access: The HU was established to provide primary care to official US government employees and their eligible family members. Your agency must be a participating member of the State Department’s Medical Program and must pay for health services through ICASS for you to be eligible for full HU benefits. Employees on TDY here from other agencies will be seen and their respective agencies are then billed for services rendered. All eligible employees and family members must have a valid Medical Clearance in order to be granted HU access. Please present documentation of your clearance status when you first arrive at Post. This requirement also pertains to all internationally recruited, U.S. citizen personal services contractors (PSC). Any TDY employee assigned to post for longer than 60 days must also have a valid medical clearance on record. Access to the HU for “unofficial” personnel (i.e. non-direct hire personnel and direct hire personnel whose sponsoring agency does not participate at all in the MED program) must be authorized by the Chief of Mission according to established criteria. Two of the criteria are: 1) the beneficiary must be a US citizen 2) the USG must be reimbursed for services provided Under emergency conditions, the COM may grant HU access to any person regardless of whether these criteria are met if she/he deems it to be in the best interests of the USG. FSN and TCN employees are eligible to receive first aid and medical advice for work-related injuries only. The HU requires a note from the supervisor. Routine health care for FSNs is provided by local clinics and physicians through their medical aid plans. Regional Medical Coverage: The Regional Medical Officers, and by extension this HU, is also responsible for providing medical support to 17 other posts in southern, central and western Africa. In light of this, the RMOs travel quite frequently, each being “on the road” about 50-60% of their time. While we endeavor to coordinate travel schedules such that an RMO is always in Pretoria, we are not always successful. The FSHP, while also having regional duties, is more likely to be at post during any given time. The Regional Psychiatrist is responsible for overseeing mental health services at 14 African posts. He is also typically away from post about 50% of the time on regional travel. Available services in the HU: 1) Initial assessment and treatment of acute medical problems 2) Oversight of chronic medical conditions in coordination with patient’s regular physician 3) Preventive care and health promotion activities 4) Excellent supply of health information brochures 5) Routine and recommended immunizations 6) Minor surgery 7) Vision and hearing testing 8) Small pharmacy with courtesy supply of medications for acute illnesses Medical Emergencies Pretoria, and South Africa in general, has an excellent emergency response system for medical problems. Modern well-equipped ambulances are dispatched that have paramedics aboard trained to American standards. Although there is a municipal ambulance system in place such as the 911 system we rely upon in the United States, South Africans who can afford to use a private company when in need of assistance. The Embassy has a contract in place with Netcare 911, an emergency response company. The contract gives us priority service and offers a guarantee that payment will be made for their services to an official American or his family member. When you have a medical emergency, call Netcare 911 at 010 209 8362. Their response center will make an assessment of the situation and dispatch the appropriate assistance to your location. We ask that you contact the HU as well when you have an emergency, but if the situation is critical, do not delay in calling Netcare 911; call them first! Netcare 911 010 209 8362 o ER 24 084-124 o Municipal ambulance 10112 (from your house) 112 (from your cell phone) Hospitals Private hospitals in Johannesburg are first rate. Please familiarize yourself with the location of the main hospitals in town. In a dire emergency, go to the hospital nearest you. However, the hospitals recommended most for emergency care are: Morningside Medi-Clinic (closest facility to Consulate) Hill Road (off Rivonia Drive) Ph: 011-282-5000 Sandton Medi-Clinic (located in Bryanston, NOT Sandton) Cnr. Peter Place and Main Road, Ph: 011-706-7710 Milpark Hospital 9 Guild Road (off Empire Road), Parktown West Ph: 011-480-5910 Rosebank Clinic 14 Sturdee Avenue (behind Rosebank Mall) Ph: 011-328-0500 NOTE: Emergency Room closes at 10:00 PM First Aid for Poisoning – Call: National Poison Control Centre in Tygerberg at 021 931 6129. DOCTOR RECOMMENDATIONS JOHANNESBURG CARDIOLOGISTS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Suite 34, Dr Joe McKibbon Ph: 234 3149 0 0 Sunninghill Hospital, Fax: 234 3154 Corner Witkoppen and Nanyuki rd. SANDTON DENTISTS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Ashford House Dr. Stanley Felsher Ph: 880 5150/1 39 Ashford Road Fax: 880 8744 Parkwood 2193 12A Rosebank Medical & Dr. Steven Lew Ph: 447 3101 083 407-8033 [email protected] Dental Ctre, 11 Sturdee Fax: 442 4875 Avenue, Rosebank, 2196 Corner Douglas and Dr. P. van den Berg Ph: 315-1155 Austin road, Fax: 315 1155 Midrand 120 Waterfall Avenue Dr. Julian Meyer Ph: 880 2630 Craighall Park Fax: 327 0121 (Close to Hyde Park) Ph: 465 2506 Block F Dr. Neil Williams Fax: 465 5165 Lonehill Office Park Lonehill DERMATOLOGISTS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Ph: 880 3920 109 Oxford Road Dr. Barbara 880 1934 [email protected] Between Killarney & Goldberg Fax: 884 3115 Rosebank Saxonwold, 2196 Thrupps Illovo Center- Dr Daniel Pincus Ph: 268 1382 South Block, 2nd Floor, Fax: 268 1384 Oxford Rd, Illovo Medical & Dental Center, Dr Vivianne Jaques Ph: 442 2288 82 Corlett Driver Fax: 442 7277 Melrose North EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS 109 Oxford Road Dr. Brian Wolfowitz Ph: 880 1934 Between Killarney & Fax: 884 3115 [email protected] Rosebank SAXONWOLD Ph: 462 5624 President Fouche Drive Dr. Martin Gill Fax: 462 5167 082 896 5624 Olivedale Clinic RANDBURG GASTROENTEROLOGISTS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Ph: 806 1930 Level Minus 2 Dr. Barry Shmeizer Fax: 806 1940 [email protected] Sunninghill Hospital SUNNINGHILL Room 14 Dr Michael Strimling Ph: 880 1226 Rosebank Clinic Fax: 880 1405 Sturdee Avenue ROSEBANK Room 410, Dr Noel Ziady Ph: 485 3650 Linksfield Park Clinic, Fax: 485 3652 12th Avenue LINKSFIELD WEST GENERAL PRACTITIONERS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Room 5, Dr. J. Klotnick Ph: 788 5104 (24 hours) Medical & Dental Centre, Fax: 442 9262 321-0111 Sturdee Centre, Code 1337 ROSEBANK Dr. Gill Keast Ph: 880 8290 082 881 0969 38 Hamilton Avenue Fax: 327 0029 CRAIGHALL PARK Dr. Mervyn Smith Ph: 786 2550/1 082 739 0277 [email protected] 168 Corlett Drive Fax: Same BRAMLEY MAXILLA – ORAL SURGEON NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Suite 25, Sunninghill Dr. Johan Reyneke Ph: 257 2020 [email protected] Hospital Fax: 807 2032 OB/GYN NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS 1st Floor, Room 211 Dr. Mark Faesen Ph: 643 8235/6 Parklane Clinic Fax: 643 5542 Junction Avenue Fax: 784 6886 Parktown Room 10 Dr. Jean Sharpe Ph: 706 7078 Sandton Clinic Fax: 706 8731 None None Cnr Peter Place and Main rd. Sandton Ph: 642 1480 Parklane Clinic Dr. Mark van der Fax: 484 0836 None None Griendt Prof. I Nicolaou Ph: 883 3070 Room 217 Morningside Clinic ONCOLOGIST Morningside Clinic Dr Davidge Pitts Ph: 883 Rivonia road, X6, 8873 BRYANSTON Fax: 884 0049 ORTHOPEDIST NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Dr. Colin Barlin Ph: 880 3528/9 (24 hours) Ground Floor Suite Fax: 880 2157 Pager Rosebank Clinic 321-0111 Rosebank Code Bar 7 Dr Mark Ferguson 011-788 5110 Rosebank Sports Medicine Clinic NEUROLOGIST NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Dr Graeme Maxwell Ph: 7061261 0835566396 Suite 22, Sandton Medi-Clinic Fax: 7066506 Cnr Peter Place & HF Verwoer PEDIATRICIANS NAME OF DR. TEL. CELL E-MAIL ADDRESS Room 313 Dr Brian Klass Ph: 640 5163 Linksfield Park Clinic, Fax: 640 2114 24, 12th Avenue, LINKSFIELD Suite 102A, Dr Ettienne Malan Ph: 463 1025 Sandton Clinic, Fax: 463 3030 Cnr Main & Peter Place SANDTON Room 10 Dr Anthony Kaplan Ph: 643 3914 Parklane Clinic Fax: 643 1014 PARKTOWN Room 107A, Dr Richard David Ph: 706 6060 Sandton Clinic Medical Fax: 706 2674 Canter Cnr Main and Peter Place SANDTON PLASTIC SURGEON NAME OF DR.