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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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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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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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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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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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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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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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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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