Visiting Hours Union Hospital : Monday to Sunday 10h00 – 11h00/11h00 – 12h00 & 15h00 – 16h00 & 19h00 – 20h00
24 – 12th Avenue, Linksfield West, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Visiting Hours Union Hospital: Overview
Cardiac ICU
Monday-Friday |
Dayward
Monday-Friday |
General ICU Monday-Friday |
Highcare Ward Monday-Friday |
Section 1 – Medical Ward
Monday-Friday |
Section 2 – Peadiatric Ward
Monday-Friday |
Visiting Hours Union Hospital : Monday to Sunday 10h00 – 11h00/11h00 – 12h00 & 15h00 – 16h00 & 19h00 – 20h00
Section 2 – Trauma Surgical
Monday-Friday |
Section 3 – Surgical Ward
Monday-Friday |
Section 4 – Ortho/Neuro
Monday-Friday |
Section 5 – Cardiac Ward Monday-Friday |
Section 6 – General Surgical
Monday-Friday |
Section 7 – Surgical Monday-Friday |
Sleep Lab
Monday-Friday |
Netcare Union Hospital Information
The hospital is situated in Alberton in the Gauteng province. Alberton is situated in the southern part of the East Rand of Gauteng and close to Johannesburg and Pretoria. The town of Alberton has several access roads to all the major highways in Gauteng.
Alberton is close to several towns on the East Rand which includes Germiston (20km), Boksburg (25km) and Brakpan (35km). Johannesburg lies about 15km to the North-West and Pretoria about 75km to the North of Alberton.
The hospital is easily accessible via the N12 to the North, the N3 to the East, the R554 to the South and the R59 to the West of the hospital. A 24-hour accident and emergency unit with a helicopter landing pad serves the community around the clock.
Visiting Hours Union Hospital : Monday to Sunday 10h00 – 11h00/11h00 – 12h00 & 15h00 – 16h00 & 19h00 – 20h00
The hospital has 222 beds and offers multiple medical services with advanced facilities, equipment and dedicated medical staff. Patients in need of advanced high care receive around the clock medical services and care at the 30 bed intensive care and 10 bed cardiac intensive care units.
The maternity unit provide quality medical care and services to mothers and babies. Specialised services are offered at the cardiothoracic unit. The unit includes 2 catheterisation laboratories, a 10 bed intensive care unit and a cardiac surgery department with a cardiac theatre. Some of the professional medical services offered at the unit includes coronary angioplasty, 3D echocardiography, rotational atherectomy and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Visiting Hours Union Hospital: Hospital General Manager
Esme Abrahams – 011 724 2000
Nursing Manager
H Swart – 011 724 2000
Address & contact details
47 Clinton Road, New Redruth, Alberton, 1449
PO Box 1002, Alberton, 1450
Disciplines and Services
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic surgery
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery (Otorhinolaryngology)
Emergency medicine
Gastroenterology
General practice
General surgery
Gynaecology
Internal medicine
Maxillo-facial and oral surgery
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic surgery
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Urology
Vascular surgery