Tygerberg hospital
WC Health Dept looks back at lessons a year after first COVID-19 case reported
On 11 March 2020, the Western Cape had its first COVID-19 case, a Cape Town man admitted to Tygerberg Hospital.
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Strict protocols in place for administering of J&J vaccine - WC Health Dept
Through this platform, more than 32,000 health workers in South Africa had already been inoculated since the programme was launched a week ago.
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Life after 52 days in hospital: CT COVID survivor struggles with after-effects
Nceba Simayile (50) developed a severe form of the virus last year and four months later, he said even performing very basic tasks exhausted him.
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Tygerberg Hospital hails early planning for being able to cope with COVID-19
The tertiary hospital admitted its first coronavirus patient on 25 March. Almost a year later, more than 11,000 COVID-19 patients have been treated there.
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‘It's terrible to be out of breath’: Tygerberg nurse recalls COVID patient agony
Forty-nine-year-old Sister Cheryl Buys has spent the past 30 years nursing patients at the medical facility and now heads a ward dedicated to patients infected by the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 spike leaves undertakers battling with funeral backlog
Patrick Geva is an undertaker who works for Ntsika Burial Society in Khayelitsha. He said that funeral parlours were facing severe pressure to ensure those who passed on due to COVID-19 were buried in a timeous manner.
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DA to lay charges with Parly Ethics Committee over Mboweni's Tygerberg comment
The minister was speaking about support for new hospitals during his during his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, when he said that Tygerberg Hospital still had a black and white section and that structurally it was still there.
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Health MEC blasts Mboweni for Tygerberg Hospital 'racially segregated' claim
MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said Tygerberg Hospital and staff who work there served the whole community and province.
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Quintin the robot helping COVID-19 patients in ICU connect with loved ones
Receiving treatment in isolation is a lonely and fear-filled experience for most COVID-19 patients and 'Quintin' is doubling as a communication tool for family members to 'see' their relatives.
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How snorkel masks are saving doctors from COVID-19 at Tygerberg Hospital
The masks, which are usually used for snorkelling in tropical waters, cover the whole face and form a tight seal.
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Tygerberg Hospital staff use modified snorkeling masks to keep safe from COVID
One of the hospital's neonatologists Dr Lizelle van Wyk is an avid diver and was shown the mask by a diving colleague.
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Tygerberg Hospital doctor says planning helped them cope with COVID-19 surge
Dr Usha Lalla said that the Tygerberg team, in collaboration with colleagues at other healthcare facilities in the province, managed to deal with the immense pressure and surge in the number of patients requiring medical care.
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Tygerberg Hospital's chief porter didn’t think he’d contract COVID-19
Anthony McKenzie (36) was diagnosed with the disease in April and had to implement stringent isolation measures at home to ensure his family of six remains safe.
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‘Tell yourself I’m going to win this fight’-how Nokwanda Nkonya beat COVID-19
Nokwanda Nkonya (38) works as a household aid at the Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape, the province with highest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the country.
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Tygerberg Hospital reopens 4 sections closed over COVID-19 non-compliance
The Labour Department had ordered the closure of four sections in the hospital following an inspection on Monday.
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Tygerberg Hospital ordered to improve health safety measures
Parts of the hospital have been shut down following a labour inspection, which found them to be in contravention of COVID-19 safety protocols.
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Labour inspectors shut down parts of Tygerberg Hospital
An inspection was done on Monday with trade unions following complaints that the hospital was contravening COVID-19 procedures.
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Hospersa to hold another meeting with Tygerberg Hospital over worker safety
The union previously called for the closure of the Western Cape's biggest medical facility until the correct health and safety protocols have been put in place, which would allow for a safe return for workers.
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Nasal oxygen treatment for WC’s COVID-19 patients 'bears fruit'
Tygerberg Hospital started using high-flow nasal oxygen treatment on COVID-19 patients as an alternative to putting them on a ventilator early on.
