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Save a life in 20 minutes with blood donation [INFOGRAPHIC]
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To make the most of every second, we strive to synchronise all our clocks in the hospital.
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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 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 did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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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 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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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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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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