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Life West Coast Private Hospital

Life West Coast Private Hospital is a private hospital in Vredenburg, run by Life Healthcare. A 61-bed hospital in Vredenburg with a 24/7 emergency unit and a doctor on call, specialist backup, an intensive care unit, a neonatal ICU and a radiology facility with CT and MRI.

Photographs of Life West Coast Private Hospital

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Deep timber canopy over the glazed main entrance doors at Life West Coast Private Hospital — A pedestrian crossing leads to the entrance under the canopy, with doctors listed on boards either side of the doors.

Wooden floored foyer at Life West Coast Private Hospital looking out to the glazed entrance doors — The reception counter is on the left as you come in, with a wheelchair kept ready by the sliding doors.

Double storey West Coast Medical Centre building with its covered entrance and open parking bays — The block is lettered West Coast Medical Centre, and its sheltered entrance opens straight onto the surface parking bays.

Contact and visiting

Telephone	022 719 1030
Emergency	022 719 1030
Address	22 Voortrekker Road
City	Vredenburg, Western Cape
Postal code	7380
Email	pauline.gous@lifehealthcare.co.za
Website	lifehealthcare.co.za/hospitals/western-cape/vredenburg/life-west-coast-private-hospital
Beds	61

Life West Coast Private Hospital, 22 Voortrekker Road, Vredenburg, Western Cape, 7380 Get directions

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

Life West Coast Private Hospital Visiting Hours

Visiting times

General ward
15:00 to 16:00
19:00 to 20:00
ICU
11:00 to 12:00
15:00 to 16:00
19:00 to 20:00
Maternity, fathers, partners and siblings
10:00 to 22:00
Maternity, grandparents
11:00 to 11:30
Maternity, others
15:00 to 16:00
19:00 to 20:00
Paediatric ward
15:00 to 16:00
19:00 to 20:00

Fathers, partners and siblings get maternity from 10:00 right through to 22:00 at West Coast, the longest maternity window of any Life hospital, while grandparents have a half hour at 11:00. Siblings under 12 may visit a child in the paediatric ward but only in the paediatric lounge. One parent or guardian stays with an admitted child at all times, with the other free to relieve them. The hospital asks you not to visit if you have been ill or exposed to illness in the past two weeks, and family visits to critically ill patients are arranged with the unit manager.