Life Healthcare
Johannesburg,
South Africa
http://www.lifehealthcare.co.za
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In South Africa, Life Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator. They primarily serve privately insured individuals market, approximately representing about eight million people. The group primarily provides acute care, high technology private hospital services. Life Healthcare’s diversified healthcare business is organised into two divisions. 1. Hospital Division: This division provides services to the private medically insured market. It includes their core acute care hospital business and comprises of general hospital facilities of various sizes that include: operating theaters, emergency units, high care units (HCUs), intensive care units (ICUs), maternity units and cardiac units. It also includes other specialized facilities that provide either inpatients or outpatient services in the areas of acute rehabilitation, mental health care services, chronic renal dialysis and radiation and chemotherapy oncology. 2. Health care services division: This division includes the provision of acute and long term chronic hospitalization services to state patients through Life Esidimeni. They also provide primary and occupational health care service to employer groups in commerce, parastatals, industry, mining and correctional services, through Life Occupational Health.
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"Limited Growth Prospects"
Added 27 Aug 2015 by a current employee
Career growth at hospital level is non-existent. 90% Of the people in my department is in the exact same positions the passed 10-14 years. You hit the glass ceiling fairly quickly. Head Office level is an elitist environment. You will only get a break if you know the right people. The company tend to offer low level market related salaries. At times under market. Benefits are good. Work life balance can be tricky. Management tend to favour those who put in the longer hours, it's considered a "sign of commitment". If you join the company, or consider to join, be prepared to be another number. You clock in and clock out and get tracked as such. Management is very old school and can be frustrating.
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"Favouritism "
Added 30 Jun 2015 by a current employee
Working at Life Healthcare is not dreadful. I enjoy my time there. I am just a bit concerned about my career growth because it seems that only those who become friends with the seniors, get promoted. My aim is to grow in the company, so I will probably have to become buddy-buddy with one of my managers.
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"current employee"
Added 21 Nov 2013 by a current employee
Initially, a good company to work for, but with time you realise that management have their own motives. Promotion depends on who you know and not what you know. Would be a good company if fairness and justice is applied by all levels of management. My manager does not have the skills to manage and keep making decisions on a 'I'm getting back at you' basis. I personally would be going back to Netcare, the company that really cares.
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"Good company to work for!"
Added 21 Jul 2013 by a current employee
I worked at Life Healthcare in their admin department for some time, and overall really enjoyed working there. Their salary structures were well on par and their benefits are great. It felt like the managers genuinely care for their staff and patients. I will recommend this company to anyone looking for a rewarding career in the healthcare industry.
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