Events

This section tells you about the endurance events Mediclinic supports with world-class medical care.

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Events

Mediclinic and ER24 joins Formula E medical support team

The City of Cape Town is hosting the 2023 Cape Town E-Prix late in February. This is the first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in South Africa and

Cape Town Cycle Tour

“My heart attack saved me”

When Byron Nichles lined up at the start of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, he didn’t expect his race to end in emergency evacuation – or that his entire life

Cape Town Cycle Tour

Cape Town Cycle Tour – World Class Expertise

Mediclinic has safely supported the Cape Town Cycle Tour for more than 20 years. Our expertise and experience in such mass participation events allows us to focus on ensuring the safest possible race for all participants.

Events

International Nurses Day – Saying thank you

What do you say to someone who cares selflessly? Has compassion for every person they come into contact with? Is strong when you are weak? Mediclinic says “Thank You!” Each

Cape Epic

Facing the future with Scinapse

Mediclinic has embarked on a bold digital innovation journey with Scinapse.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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  • Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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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 are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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  • We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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  • Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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  • A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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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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  • 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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  • To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Cape Town Cycle Tour

25 Years of Expertise at the Cape Town Cycle Tour

Bringing 25 years of experience to the Cape Town Cycle Tour, Mediclinic is proud to be the official medical provider to the world’s biggest timed cycle race. Since 1995, Mediclinic

Cape Epic

Your 2020 sports calendar [infographic]

A year’s worth of sporting events where Mediclinic plays a key role in providing medical assistance and expertise. Plus: what to look out for at each one – risk factors and common injuries, illnesses, and how to prevent them.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • 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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  • Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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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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  • We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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  • Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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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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  • Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
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  • An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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  • To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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  • Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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Cape Epic

Saddle Sores– Getting back in the saddle

While many riders have ridden successfully without incurring any symptoms of saddle sores, the climate and natural environment together with the prolonged period of 8 days’ riding often lead to

Cape Epic

Participant medical pre-event screening of athletes is no longer a luxury

For the past three years Mediclinic’s dedicated special events medical team have worked with race organisers across multiple sporting codes to promote and endorse pre-event screening of athletes.

Events

Mediclinic World Prematurity Day Fun Run 2019

Get moving and join the fun on a 5km run or walk to raise awareness about WOrld Prematurity Day and support Tygerberg Hospital Children’s Trust. Worldwide, premature birth is the

hand hygiene
Cape Epic

Hand Hygiene, Less Germs – More Glory!

Over the upcoming eight days of the 2020 Absa Cape Epic, the race’s reputation as one of the world’s most recognised extreme races will once again be put to the

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