Our Patients Our Facility

Tygerberg Hospital services a drainage TBH was designed to accomodate 1 899 beds, but Hospital area in the Western Cape with a presently has 1 384 active beds, including the 319 population over 2.6 million people. beds for the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital

Drainage areas: Infrastructure Northern Metro sub-districts, - Number of ward 67 north of Spine Road, Eastern Tygerberg, Number of theatres 29 West Coast, Cape Winelands, Overberg Intensive care units rural districts Number of units 10 Number of ICU & HC beds 164 Annual patient statistics: More than 66 772 are admitted and more Annual Budget Vision, Mission and Values than 326 000 outpatients visit the hospital R1. 919 563 billion (2012-2013 FY) annually. The Western Cape Government TBH is the for the Faculty of Health’s vision statement is “Quality health for all”. Average length of stay 6 days Health Sciences; University of Stellenbosch; Average occupancy 80% University of the Western Cape, The Department’s mission is to provide Operations 28 564 University of Technology equitable access to health in partnership with the relevant stakeholders within a balanced and well managed health system.

The overarching values identified by the Western Cape Government are: 1. Caring; 2. Competence; 3. Accountability; 4. Integrity; 5. Responsiveness and 6. Respect. Our Services Contact Details Our Staff

A full range of general specialist and sub During a normal working day on average there Tygerberg Hospital specialist services are provided are 10 000 people on our hospital grounds. This Western Cape Government Health includes staff, patients, visitors and students. • Center for Mental Health Private Bag X 3 • Clinical Nutrition and Vitaminology Number of Personnel: Tygerberg Services Nursing 1969 • Clinical Retinal Laboratory Medical 550 7505 • Cochlear Implant Unit Health Science Therapist 317 Western Cape • Complex Craniofacial Surgery Unit Administrative 627 • Complex Radiation & Oncological Support Services 991 South Africa Therapy Total 4454 • Day Surgery Unit • In- vitro Fertilization Telephone & Fax number • Kidney Transplant Unit • Laboratory for Human Genetics 021 938 4911(Switchboard) • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 021 938 5454/5608(Communications/PR) • Neuropsychiatry Unit • Open Heart Surgery Unit 021 938 4890 (Fax) • Perinatal Mortality Unit • Poison Information Center • Postnatal Stress Disorder Unit E-mail • Tuberculosis Clinical Work Unit • Only Adult Burns Unit in Western Cape [email protected] • Oncology

Visiting Hours

Friends and relatives can visit patients daily at Tygerberg Hospital at the following times:

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Internal Medicine Paediatrics 15h00- 16h00 Surgery Emergency Services 19h00- 20h00 J7 D4 ICU