Founding Directors Dr Nilesh Nair and Shivani Gajadhur
ABOUT US
Essen, the brainchild of cousins Shivani Gajadhur, an Optometrist, and Dr Nilesh Nair, a Specialist General Surgeon, was established in 2017 as the first Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Hospital in the Northern KZN area. November 2019 marked the opening of the Essen Day Hospital, which is the first stand-alone facility of its kind in the area.
Essen aims to provide excellent healthcare in a compassionate, caring environment where patients are treated with dignity and respect at all times, as well as to make a positive impact in our community by providing accessibility to affordable private healthcare.
Our Mission
To provide the highest quality medical care and rehabilitation services for our patients, their families and our community, ensuring maximum recovery from illness, injury and disability.
Our Vision
To lead the field as the most effective and compassionate providers of medical and rehabilitation services, by practicing innovative treatment and pioneering research.
Our Philosophy
We believe that health care is a human right and that patients are encouraged to participate in their own care, achieving a goal of quality of life. Our community of nurses make a commitment to deliver compassionate and holistic care to the patients in a competent, ethical and caring manner. Our professional nursing values an interdisciplinary, collaborative process to create a caring, healing patient and family environment.
Core Values
- Care and compassion for every life we touch.
- Respect and appreciation for each other.
- Team work, innovation, customer satisfaction, best practices.
- Focus on improving the quality of care.
- Honesty and integrity in all dealings.
- Creativity and innovation to develop effective solutions.
- Maintaining safe and secure environments.
- Embracing the diversity of all people.
- Ensuring decisions are sensitive to religions, moral and cultural issues.
- Responding to emerging local community needs.
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