Pregnant, with a meningioma brain tumour
Pregnant with her first child Masechaba had a meningioma brain tumour, but she didn’t know it yet.
A remarkable patient, a determined doctor
Angelique Schroder, born with symbrachydactyly, is living proof that where there is a will, there is a way.
Clockwork – The Craig Scott story
When Craig Scott collapsed due to heat illness during a mountain bike race in November 2018, he was miles from the nearest hospital. Minutes from a heart attack. At the mercy of a miracle.
Together – Brandon Grant
Today, Brandon Grant is 18 months old – a happy, smiling, bouncing little boy. But for his first nine months, he lived in intensive care, fighting for his life.
Free – A breast cancer survivor story
Anneke Landman was fit, healthy and young – shocked by her sudden cancer diagnosis. Here’s how she beat the disease.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in 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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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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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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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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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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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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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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Miracle Mom: Tansey Coetzee’s battle with endometriosis
Former Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee, shares her story on her winning the battle to become a mom while living with endometriosis.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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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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We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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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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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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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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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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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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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Fight back: Xolani Gwala’s battle with colon cancer
Xolani Gwala’s colon cancer diagnosis left him facing some serious questions: Why now? Why me? And can I beat this?
Good dog: Meet Honey – the diabetes dog trained to save her master’s life
Duncan and Honey could be any other boy and his dog, playing on the beach. But she also accompanies him to school, sleepovers, even the movies.
What happened next: melanoma
In 2005, Melissa Taylor was told she had melanoma – and that it was so advanced, there was next to no hope of survival. This is the remarkable story of how she was saved by a breakthrough cancer treatment.
What happened next: skin cancer
A married mom of two shares how being diagnosed with advanced skin cancer during both her pregnancies taught her to view challenges as opportunities to grow When An Bakkes talks
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