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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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Our hospitals did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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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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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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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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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 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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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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Inside your heart
Chronic heart conditions start early in life, and quietly – but they’re life-threatening if not diagnosed, managed or treated in time. We look at risk factors and everyday, expert interventions designed to reverse them before it’s too late.
