Akeso Arcadia

AKESO IS WELL-PLACED TO LOOK AFTER YOU DURING THE COVID – 19 PANDEMIC

The response to COVID-19 is continuously evolving as we learn new things about the virus. Akeso has ensured strict compliance to appropriate infection control measures in order to safeguard both staff as well as the patients who come into our facilities.
All persons who come into an Akeso facility:

Must wear a protective face mask. This must be able to securely cover the mouth and nose without needing continuous adjusting.
Will need to complete a COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire on accessing the facility.
Will be provided with ample hand sanitisation stations and access to bathrooms to wash their hands.

Outpatient consultations

Akeso has ensured minimal interaction between in-hospital patients and outpatient clients. This is done to reduce the risk of any possible cross-infections.
Our facilities have sufficient cleaning and sanitation processes in place to combat the spread of infection.

In-hospital admissions

All in-hospital patients are required to wear face masks for improved infection prevention, including when in groups and when moving around the facility.
Treatment options for symptomatic patients will be determined by the treating team.

Situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, Akeso Arcadia offers specialist inpatient treatment for a range of psychiatric illnesses including anxiety and depression, substance abuse, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. We provide individual, integrated and family-oriented treatment through our general psychiatry, dual diagnosis/addiction and adolescent units.

With the launch of this centrally located hospital, we aim to provide a safe and comfortable environment where patients can recover and regain their sense of security and self, under the expert care of specialists in both physical and mental health.

At Akeso Arcadia, we treat both our patients and their loved ones with dignity and respect, delivering clinical excellence in our world-class facility, with the ultimate aim of helping patients and their loved ones not only to recover, but also to understand their illness, and thereby learn to manage their own psychological health.

Our hospital is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of medical and healthcare professionals, including psychiatrists, medical doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, pharmacists and registered nurses, all of whom are dedicated to exceptional care to each patient, to ensure the best possible outcome for them and their loved ones.

Address & contact details

875 Francis Baard Street

Arcadia

Pretoria

0083

GPS:

-25.74706,28.223574

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Tel:

087 098 0459

Hospital management

Hospital manager

Rose Sedise

Nursing manager

Rose Letwaba

Financial manager

Ongama Tshoba

COPE Manager

Dimakatso Motiang

General information

What to expect on admission

We take pride in the services we offer and are committed to being active partners in your treatment. However, we need you to be just as active in this partnership. Treatment involves a willingness to talk about the issues in your life with honesty; striving to develop new methods of coping, and it certainly takes courage, motivation and great determination.

Upon admission to the hospital, there are naturally a number of initial assessments that will be done. You may have an initial assessment, followed by a meeting with the nursing staff who will require some details from you in order to formulate a nursing care plan. A psychiatrist or medical doctor will interview you to assess your current clinical needs. Blood samples may also be required for routine tests and screenings. A consultant from our therapy services team will assess you and determine which therapy programme you should undertake during your treatment at the hospital.

Your therapy programme that you will attend during your stay at the hospital forms a fundamental base of your overall treatment. You will be assessed as soon as practically suitable and appropriate after your admission. An initial programme will be discussed and agreed with you. It may change during the course of your treatment, depending on your progress and needs.

Programmes

Adolescent unit

The adolescent unit caters to adolescents from 13 to 18 years old. It focuses on treating the individual patient in the context of their various environments, including family, school, friends and community. The unit is staffed by professionals with training in child and adolescent development and psychiatry.

Dual diagnosis unit (addiction)

Dual diagnosis is a specialist category requiring very targeted interventions focused on managing addictive behaviours and their root causes. The programme is based on an integrated bio-psycho-social treatment model which aims to build skills for sustained behavioural change.

General psychiatry unit

Adult patients suffering from symptoms of major depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar mood disorder, mild psychosis, trauma and personality disorders are admitted to the general psychiatry unit. The unit is run by a multi-disciplinary professional team offering care that encompasses a bio-psycho-social approach.

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