Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC)
South Africa flag South Africa · Delayed Price · Currency is ZAR · Price in ZAc
1,120.00
+24.00 (2.19%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Company Description

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates as a private healthcare company in Southern Africa.

It operates through Southern Africa – Hospitals Services, Southern Africa - Complementary Services, Southern Africa - Healthcare Services, and International segments.

The company operates acute hospitals; and Life Nkanyisa care centres that provide long-term chronic mental healthcare, frail care rehabilitation, step-down care, correctional services, primary healthcare, and substance abuse recovery programme services to patients in the public sector.

It also offers mental health, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, oncology, and diagnostics services; and training for pharmacists, pharmacists’ assistants, and nurses.

In addition, the company provides nursing and pharmacy services; and health and well-being, occupational health, emergency medical, and complementary and advisory services.

Further, it retains the right to manufacture, commercialise, and distribute Life Molecular Imaging (LMI) products, such as early-stage novel radiotherapeutic and radio diagnostic products in Africa.

The company was formerly known as Afrox Healthcare Limited and changed its name to Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited in January 2005.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited
Life Healthcare Group Holdings logo
Country South Africa
Founded 1983
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Sector Healthcare
Employees 20,436
CEO Peter Wharton-Hood

Contact Details

Address:
Oxford Parks
Johannesburg, 2196
South Africa
Phone 27 11 219 9000
Website lifehealthcare.co.za

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol LHC
Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Fiscal Year October - September
Reporting Currency ZAR
ISIN Number ZAE000145892
SIC Code 8060

Key Executives

Name Position
Peter G. Wharton-Hood AMP Harvard, BCom (Hons), CA(SA) Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Pieter Phillippus van der Westhuizen CA(SA) Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Craig Koekemoer Chief Operations Officer
David Price Chief Information Officer
Adam Mills Pyle B Com, LLB. Chief Strategy and Growth Officer and Executive Head of Investor Relations
Avanthi Parboosing Chief People Officer
Merle Victor Chief Nurse Officer
Dr. Karisha Quarrie Chief Medical Officer
Brett Mill Chief Actuary and Risk Officer
Joshila Ranchhod Group Company Secretary