The Heart and Vascular team at Mediclinic City Hospital has achieved certification from the Joint Commission International for its acute coronary syndrome (ACS) programme following a rigorous virtual survey on November 10-11. During the survey an expert from the Joint Commission International evaluated compliance with all the relevant certification standards including the expertise of the cardiologists, nursing staff, cardiac physiologists and wider team members. The surveyor conducted observations and interviews with staff and patients. Joel Roos, Vice President, International Accreditation, Quality Improvement and Safety, Joint Commission International said, “We commend the cardiac team at Mediclinic City Hospital for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its programme structure and management framework for cardiac patients. We congratulate Mediclinic City Hospital for this outstanding achievement. This certification reflects its commi
The Heart and Vascular team at Mediclinic City Hospital has achieved certification from the Joint Commission International for its Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) programme following a rigorous virtual survey on 10-11 November 2021.
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Coronavirus vaccines protect residents and staff in skilled nursing facilities against more contagious variants of the virus, according to aÂ
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of an outbreak of a more contagious variant in a Kentucky nursing home.
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The study reported that the first case identified was in a health-care worker at the facility who had symptoms of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, but had not been vaccinated. Only 53 percent of the health-care workers at the facility had been vaccinated, the study said, while 90% of the residents had.
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The outbreak and the study provided a test of vaccines against the more contagious variant, which had not been identified until the outbreak.