Benefits for Patients

Advantages for Patients using a Day Hospital:

• Minimum disruption to their lives – procedure done same day, no overnight stay
• Speedier recovery times
• Centurion Day Hospital will assist doctors and patients with pre-authorizations for surgery
• Day hospitals offers very competitive rates and in many instances reduced and negotiable co-payments making much needed surgery possible for many patients.
• Patients report that they find day surgery procedures to be positive hospital experiences as they do not stay in the hospital for more than a few hours and find the environment friendly and to so threatening.
• Focus is placed on a creating a child friendly environment to optimise a positive hospital experience for children.
• There is a reduced risk of infection as day hospitals treat healthy patients.
• Reduced hospital costs are beneficial to patients and medical aids as in the long run this can assist in curbing escalating medical aid contributions.More cost effective alternative than acute hospital admission
• Day hospital patients will receive good pre-operative and post-operative information and feedback about their care and treatment.
• Day Hospital tariffs are charged according to scale of benefits