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No visitors allowed at Groote Schuur Hospital amid COVID third wave
With the country gripped in a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital managers have on Monday warned there now is an increased risk of spreading the...
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'We are very scared': WC doctor pleads with govt to secure COVID-19 vaccine
Dr Abhaya Karki said getting a vaccine for the country was a key step towards winning the fight against the pandemic.
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Second COVID-19 wave sees younger people admitted into ICU - health experts
Health officials said that just weeks after the Sars-Cov-2 variant was identified, clinicians observed a distinct difference in the cohort of COVID-19 patients requiring ICU care.
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WC trauma units concerned about critically low blood stocks amid COVID-19
The Western Cape Blood Service currently has a two to three-day supply, a five-day supply is what's required.
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Groote Schuur health workers celebrate resilience with 'Jerusalema' dance
At least 584 health workers at the hospital have contracted the disease and five have died.
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Groote Schuur Hospital joins global study on critically ill COVID-19 patients
The study is hosted by the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium, a body that includes experts working at around 400 hospitals and research institutions in 52 countries.
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CT woman cleared of COVID-19 after 77-day hospital stay
Zukiswa Maqana spent weeks in Groote Schuur Hospital's intensive care unit.
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Groote Schuur tripled ICU beds for COVID-19 patients
The Western Cape Health Department said that Groote Schuur, as well as Tygerberg Hospital, have enough bed capacity for additional patients.
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Hospital team bonds formed during pandemic akin to war situations, says expert
Groote Schuur Hospital's professor Marc Mendelson was speaking on a panel of expert, giving insight into the treatment of infected patients in a hospital setting.
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Groote Schuur Hospital’s oxygen consumption up by 100% since May
This is one of the details that emerged during a webinar on Thursday, co-hosted by the South African Medical Research Council.
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2 more WC health workers succumb to COVID-19
Nineteen health workers in the province have died after being infected with the coronavirus.
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Tears and hopelessness: CT doctor recalls journey to recovery from COVID-19
Doctor Laeequa Bayat (26) – a first-year medical intern at Groote Schuur Hospital - tested positive at the end of May, but now two weeks later, she is back at work and ready to help save lives.
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Measures in place to help Groote Schuur staff facing COVID-19 infections
A porter at the hospital died after contracting the disease and at least 200 staff members had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Services at Groote Schuur downscaled to accommodate COVID-19 cases
Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla visited the hospital on Friday to officially open a COVID-19 triage and testing facility.
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WC Health Dept refutes claims Groote Schuur doesn't have enough PPEs
Earlier this week, a group of nurses protested at the hospital over COVID-19 related health and safety concerns.
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Concerns of protesting nurses already addressed - Groote Schuur Hospital
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) said that staff raised a number of issues and accused the Western Cape Health Department of not complying with COVID-19 regulations.
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Nurses at Groote Schuur Hospital protest over health, safety concerns
Nehawu said that the staff had raised a number of issues and accused the Western Cape Health Department of not complying with COVID-19 regulations.
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WC hospitals see spike in trauma cases after alcohol sales resume
After being prohibited for more than two months, the sale of alcohol resumed on Monday morning and trauma doctor Savannah Smith reported that on Tuesday night, she saw more alcohol-related trauma than she had in the entire month of May.
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Groote Schuur paediatric services to move to Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Health officials have been discussing the move for a while now but the process has been sped-up to assist freeing up resources at Groote Schuur to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.
