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Should you be going for a heart screening?
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How to react when someone has a stroke
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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Our world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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If your ears are ringing right now you may have a common condition called tinnitus. Here is what you need to know.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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A baby has a 70% better chance of surviving a motor vehicle accident if in a secure car seat and properly restrained.
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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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