Long COVID: could you be at risk?
Doctors are now seeing patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing lingering symptoms long afterwards. This is known as long COVID, and it more often affects women.
Why post-COVID-19 check-ups are vital
The chills and headache have passed, your fever has subsided, and it seems as if your bout of COVID-19 is over… but this virus may re-emerge with more nasty symptoms, so it’s best to keep monitoring your health.
Into the Future
A global pandemic and unprecedented public health crisis has left our operational systems and frontline staff stronger than ever.
Is hand sanitiser enough?
You seem to be spritzing all the time – at the shops, restaurants, and at home. But is hand sanitiser the best defence against COVID-19?
Prevention is better than cure
We urge the community to continue to actively practice all possible measures, as prevention is far better than cure when it comes to COVID-19.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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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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We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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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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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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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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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 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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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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The History of Vaccines [INFOGRAPHIC]
Vaccines are vital to public health and the best way to protect against infectious diseases. Here’s a timeline of their history in modern medicine.
The safety of vaccines
Overwhelming scientific evidence exists that vaccination is the best defence against serious infections. Immunisation is a global health success story, saving millions of lives every year, according to the World
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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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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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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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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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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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 place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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Vaccines: Our Best Shot
Overwhelming scientific evidence exists that vaccination is the best defence against serious infections. A vaccine does not give you the virus, rather it teaches your immune system to recognise and fight the infection.
Higher Ground
Led by two of the country’s most recognisable public figures, the Kolisi Foundation is doing good, hard work where it matters most: in the everyday lives of ordinary South Africans.
Better normal
Mediclinic’s patient-first philosophy is evolving, with a number of next-generation, digital-first initiatives designed to ensure an integrated, accessible, value-based treatment journey. Welcome to our better normal.
CARE. COURAGE. COMPASSION.
Nimmi Biswardutt is a nurse at Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg. When she was diagnosed with COVID-19, she felt what it was like to be cared for – and why it makes a difference.
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