Victoria Hospital is a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, offering expert care in the disciplines of surgery, medicine, emergency services, paediatrics and more. It offers 180 beds and sees an average of 330 outpatients a day and 3 000 emergency patients a month. Victoria Hospital serves four corners of Cape Town – from Wynberg in the North, Hout Bay in the West, Philippi and Mitchell’s Plain in the East, Masiphumelele and Simon’s Town in the South.
Welcome to Victoria Hospital, Wynberg
Offering expert care for this Cape Town community since 1886
Excellence
Expert care from specialists and doctors with a passion for high standards and teamwork.
Teamwork
Teamwork is the heart of Victoria Hospital, even separate departments work closely together as a team.
Community
Victoria projects reach deep into the community, serving people on the ground and in the hospital.
Family
Victoria staff feel like a big family, its small enough that we all know each other by name.
Meet the CEO of Victoria Hospital
Dedicated to people, principles and processes.
Dr. Melvin Moodley – Doctor and MBA Graduate
CEO of Victoria Hospital
Dr. Moodley is passionate about the smooth running of Victoria Hospital. He is both a medical doctor and MBA graduate, ensuring he gets the perfect balance between strong management principles and service delivery. Dr. Moodley believes that a combination of clinical excellence, managerial excellence and staff empowerment will allow Victoria Hospital to deliver quality healthcare to its clients. Dr. Moodley applies his keen finance mind and business knowledge to managing the hospital and to lecturing – teaching Financial Management, Systems Thinking, and Lean Management at top universities like UCT (University of Cape Town) and UWC (University of the Western Cape).
You can contact Dr Moodley at melvin.moodley@westerncape.gov.za
If you are interested in our Elective Student Program email us at Jpeare@Tiscali.co.za
Friends of Victoria is overseen by the Facility Board
The Victoria Hospital Board consists of both community leaders with a longstanding relationship with Victoria Hospital and successful businessmen from the surrounding areas. Their combined years of experience with the hospital and years of experience giving vision to large corporates offers the hospital strong strategic and organisational support. The board provides oversight to the projects, fundraising and funds and carefully manages these to ensure maximum impact.
The Facility Board is registered as a Non-profit Organisation with the Department of Social Development and as a Public Benefit organisation with SARS. This means that any donation to Victoria Hospital is tax deductible in the hands of the donor who receives a Section 18a certificate.
Facility board members are (left to right standing): Saliem Franciscus (secretary); Patrick Jeftha; Melvin Moodley; Warren Hermanus; Clint Cupido and Rachel Overmeyer, (seated left to right) Peter Lekay (deputy chairman); Llewellyn Jones (Chairman) and Alan Ramsay. Nikki Fuller and Pastor Clive Kruger are absent.
"Above all, Victoria Hospital is a family.
Some doctors have dedicated decades of their lives
to Victoria, which speaks volumes."
- Dr. Melvin Moodley -
Latest News
Exciting news from Victoria Hospital
Abundant Life: Palliative Care brings hope to those facing death
“Preparing people for death is one of the most empowering things we can do”, says Clint Cupido of the Abundant Life Palliative Care Programme, Victoria Hospital, Wynberg in Cape Town. For years this team has offered Palliative Care to those facing the end of life and their families, counselling, practical support and care. Their […]
Victoria Hospital – a Family-friendly Hospital
Family. The reason that we see Victoria Hospital as one big family is because we really value the impact that care and compassion from family has on patients. With the right family support and day-to-day care, we are confident most patients will get well soon. Victoria Hospital officially treats each patient individually, but we see the patient’s […]
5 reasons to be a Friend of Victoria
Want to be a Friend of Victoria forever? Everyone who fundraises, donates funds, gives something in kind or volunteers their time is a Friend of Victoria. Caring for your community is easy when you support a hospital that is as community focused as Victoria Hospital. Touch the lives of men, women and children from Wynberg to […]
Mike’s Dash For Life
Dash for Life is a project to raise funds for equipment for the Paediatrics Department at Victoria Hospital, its named after the Dash Monitors that are so needed for resuscitation of young patients in the department. In December 2015 Capetonian Mike Beaumont at the age of 66 became the oldest first-timer to swim from Robben […]
Teddys for Forensics
Thanks to a generous donation from a Cape Town schoolgirl, the Forensics Department has many more teddies and toys to help welcome the children who come to the department. Donating your entire teddy bear collection to a hospital is a big step, but this teenage girl (who would like to stay anonymous) didn’t hesitate as […]