The unit is said to offer cutting edge hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which is used in the treatment of various cancers.
The first dedicated private haematology unit in Johannesburg for the diagnoses and treatment of the full range of acute and chronic blood cancers and other blood conditions in adults, have been opened at the Netcare Olivedale Hospital in Randburg.
Haematologist, Dr Karen Gunther who heads the unit, agreed and said that she and her two haematologist partners, Dr Lucille Singh and Dr Philippa Ashmore, are “tremendously excited” to be introducing the new service and to be involved in the development of the new facility. “There are currently dedicated Netcare haematology units at Netcare uMhlanga Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, UCT Private Academic and Netcare Kuils River hospitals in the Western Cape, Netcare Pretoria East, and a bone marrow unit at Netcare Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, but there has been a great need for a new highly specialised facility to serve patients in our area.
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