
5 Health hacks to try today [INFOGRAPHIC]
Just because you’re pressed for time, doesn’t mean your health has to suffer. Here are some tips and tricks to make being healthy easier, from experts in physical and mental health.

How to go back to the office – safely [INFOGRAPHIC]
Returning to the office for 2022? The prospect of returning to the workplace brings up a lot of safety questions. What should employees expect? And how can they prepare?

Teens & the COVID-19 vaccine [INFOGRAPHIC]
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you – and your family – from COVID-19 and the resulting risks. Here’s a break down of what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for teens.

Visit any Mediclinic Vaccination Centre over Vooma Vaccination Weekend
Mediclinic is once again participating in the Vooma Vaccination Weekend, 12-13 November 2021, in support of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Consulting a medical practitioner is advised for vaccine hesitant
As we near the end of 2021, many feel they can breathe a sigh of relief, but clinicians across the country are warning the community not to drop their guard
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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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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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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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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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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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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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy and lactation
COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and women who are contemplating pregnancy.

COVID-19 and your brain
There is now overwhelming evidence in literature published by researchers indicating that COVID-19 impacts directly on both the central and peripheral nervous system.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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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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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 have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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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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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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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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COVID-19 and PTSD
Experts say the number of people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is rising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mediclinic makes it easy for you to get vaccinated
You can now book your COVID-19 shots at more than 30 Mediclinic hospitals countrywide.

COVID-19 and your heart
Although most people think of COVID-19 as a respiratory disease that affects the lungs, this virus is just as likely to cause damage to your heart. A specialist explains why.


Why getting your COVID-19 jab may be the most important thing you do this year
Your COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection we have against a pandemic that hasn’t shown signs of abating.
