Why Durban – Kiros Healthcare

Why Durban

Our anchor hospital in Umhlanga: 180 beds, 48 ICU beds, the only da Vinci Xi robot in KwaZulu-Natal, and a five-star recovery setting fifteen minutes from the airport.

Clinical excellence

A recognised regional referral centre

Our anchor hospital, Busamed Gateway Private Hospital in Umhlanga, is a major private referral centre for KwaZulu-Natal — ~15 minutes from King Shaka International Airport. Its specialists are internationally recognised, CMSA-trained, and practise in an English-speaking environment.

180 beds 48 ICU beds 12 high-care beds 7 theatres 2 cardiac cath labs 24-hour Emergency Centre [1]

Centres of excellence

Oncology Cardiovascular Medicine Robotic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery General Surgery & Medicine Critical Care Medicine

Aerial view of Busamed Gateway Private Hospital in Umhlanga, Durban — Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Umhlanga — the anchor surgical hospital for the corridor.

Capability

What the hospital can actually do

Organisation-level credentials, confirmed from the hospital’s own profile.

The da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system and theatre team at Busamed Gateway — Robotic surgery programme.

Robotic surgery

da Vinci Xi — the ONLY da Vinci Xi robot in KwaZulu-Natal, with 250+ robotic procedures completed across urology, gynaecology and colorectal surgery.Source 2: [2]

The Varian Halcyon Hypersight radiotherapy suite at Busamed Gateway — Radiotherapy suite.

Oncology

An Oncology Centre of Excellence with multidisciplinary team (MDT) model, with Varian Halcyon Hypersight — one of the most advanced radiotherapy systems in Southern Africa (adaptive RT, surface-guided, tattoo-free, IMRT, VMAT, deep-inspiration breath hold)Source 3: [3]

The critical care and intensive care unit at Busamed Gateway — Critical care unit.

Cardiac & critical care

A Cardio & Vascular Institute — major cardiovascular referral centre with 150+ TAVI procedures completed — one of the most significant structural-heart programmes in KZNSource 4: [4]

Orthopaedics — the lead specialty

The hospital runs orthopaedic institute — one of kzn's largest orthopaedic specialist groups, preferred healthcare provider of the Hollywood Bets Sharks rugby team and some SA Springbok players.Source 5: [5] That matters because trauma and orthopaedics is simultaneously the largest NHS backlog by volume.

The Radisson Blu hotel tower beside the Indian Ocean at Umhlanga — Ocean-front Umhlanga — the recovery setting, minutes from the hospital.

Compelling value

Roughly half the all-in UK private cost, with surgeon, anaesthetist, hospital and implant included — illustrative, and confirmed per procedure by written quote.Source 6: [6]

A place to heal

Warm climate, ocean-front Umhlanga, five-star recovery suites and a safe, restorative setting for multi-week stays — plus the option to add a safari.

Built to connect

King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is modern and wide-body capable, and the UK is already one of KwaZulu-Natal’s largest source markets.Source 7: [7]

Let’s rebuild the bridge to London.

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