Mediclinic Cape Town

Mediclinic Cape Town is a private acute care hospital situated in the suburb of Higgovale, on the lower slopes of Signal Hill on the edge of the Cape Town City Bowl. Operated by Mediclinic Southern Africa, the southern African operating subsidiary of Mediclinic International, the hospital serves both local private patients and international visitors requiring acute and specialist inpatient care. The facility holds approximately 269 licensed beds and provides a broad range of clinical services including emergency care, cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and maternity, paediatrics, neurology, ophthalmology, and general surgery. Mediclinic Cape Town operates a 24-hour emergency unit that handles trauma and acute medical presentations, with direct admission pathways to specialist wards and intensive care. The oncology department provides medical oncology services including systemic chemotherapy, alongside radiation oncology support through affiliated oncology networks. Cardiac services encompass interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting. The maternity unit delivers a full range of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal services. Mediclinic International, the parent group, is incorporated in South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, and maintains group-level clinical governance standards across its facilities. Procedure pricing is not published publicly; self-paying and internationally insured patients should request itemised estimates from the hospital's patient services team before travelling.