Partner hospitals
Somerset Hospital
Paediatric Service
New Somerset Hospital is a 330-bed general hospital that drains the Western sub-district of the Cape Metropolitan district. It is also the Level 2 hospital for the Saldanha sub-district of the West Coast district (District Hospital – Vredenburg Hospital). The paediatric services provide Level 2 services for a under 12 childhood population of approximately 100000 in these areas.
As part of a UCT-affiliated hospital, the paediatric department undertakes both undergraduate teaching (4th, 5th and 6th years) and postgraduate teaching (4 paediatric registrars).
In-patient Services
General Paediatrics: Barkly and Ebden wards: 32 beds in total
Level 2 Neonatalogy with NICU and High Care Wards and Kangaroo Mother Care beds: 42 beds in total
Paediatric Surgery: General and ENT, 2 lists a week (Ebden Ward)
Out-patient Services
General Paediatric Outpatients twice a week
Paediatric HIV and Infectious Diseases twice a week
Neonatal High Risk Clinic twice a month
Staff
Contact Details:
New Somerset Hospital - 021 402 6911
Secretary: Ms Roeshqua Stevens - 021-402 6464 roeshqua.stevens@westerncpe.gov.za
HOD: Dr Phumza Nongena – pumza.nongena@westerncape.gov.za
Dr. Louise Cooke – louise.cooke@uct.ac.za
Dr Dave le Roux – dave.leroux@uct.ac.za
Dr. Sa-eeda Chippendale – sa-eeda.chippendale@westerncape.gov.za
District Paediatrician: Prof Michael Hendricks – michael.hendricks@uct.ac.za
ARV PMO: Dr Nicolene le Roux – nicolene.leroux@westerncape.gov.za
Clinical Services
Clinical services provided off-site/Outreach sites:
Wesfleur Hospital, Atlantis (twice monthly Paediatric Referral Clinic and ward round)
Vredenburg Hospital (monthly Paediatric Referral Clinic and ward round)
Vanguard Community Health Clinic (twice monthly Paediatric Referral Clinic)
Research
MMed project supervision of rotating registrars
Fundraising
New Somerset Hospital Facilities Board