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Life Mercantile Hospital

Life Mercantile Hospital is a private hospital in Korsten, Gqeberha, run by Life Healthcare. A Korsten hospital whose maternity unit and neonatal ICU have held Mother and Baby Friendly status since 2017, with a Life Renal Dialysis unit running a 24-hour service.

Photographs of Life Mercantile Hospital

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Sliding glass hospital entrance doors at Life Mercantile Hospital under a blue Hospital Entrance sign — The doors are lettered with visiting hours of 10:30 to 11:30, 15:00 to 16:00 and 18:00 to 19:00, and note the door closes at 8pm on weekdays.

Curved multi storey facade of Life Mercantile Hospital with its rooftop name sign seen from the road junction — The hospital name sits high on the tower block above a long curved wing, with palisade fencing and a signalised crossing at street level.

Multi storey open parking garage on the corner beside Life Mercantile Hospital under a clear blue sky — A multi storey open deck parking garage stands on the street corner with a spiral vehicle ramp at one end and the sea visible beyond.

Elevated view across open grassland towards Life Mercantile Hospital with the sea on the horizon — Seen from the hillside above, the hospital block sits beside a main road with open grassland in front and the coastline beyond.

Timber fronted radiology reception counter and waiting chairs inside Life Mercantile Hospital — The counter under the Bayradiology sign has hand sanitiser and notices at the window, with chairs along the corridor and a water cooler nearby.

Glazed reception hatch and wooden framed waiting chairs in a bright lounge at Life Mercantile Hospital — Visitors queue at a glazed reception hatch with sanitiser dispensers on the counter, while padded armchairs line the waiting area opposite.

Contact and visiting

Telephone	041 404 0400
Emergency	041 404 0414
Address	Cnr Kempston and Durban Roads, Korsten
City	Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Postal code	6020
Email	ashlyn.williams@lifehealthcare.co.za
Website	lifehealthcare.co.za/hospitals/eastern-cape/port-elizabeth/life-mercantile-hospital

Life Mercantile Hospital, Cnr Kempston and Durban Roads, Korsten, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, 6020 Get directions

Contact details checked 8 September 2026 against the published source. Send a correction if anything has changed.

Life Mercantile Hospital Visiting Hours

Visiting times

All wards
10:30 to 11:30
15:00 to 16:00
18:00 to 19:00

Mercantile keeps one timetable across the hospital and closes visiting an hour earlier in the evening than most, at 19:00. The maternity unit and neonatal ICU have held Mother and Baby Friendly status since 2017, which means skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding are actively encouraged and fathers are expected to be part of the birth rather than kept outside it. The renal dialysis unit runs a 24-hour service so that patients can keep to their normal routine.