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GEORGE NEWS - Mediclinic George could report today, Friday 26 February, that there are no Covid-19 patients in the hospital. We admitted the last seriously ill Covid patient on 25 January, but apart from him we have had to treat only milder cases. We are all relieved that we are over the second wave, but wish to urge everyone not to slacken adherence to the necessary hygiene measures and to wear their masks, said the manager, Kassie Karstens.
Visiting hours to the hospital have been extended and are now 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-20:00.
As at 23 February, the Garden Route had 22 hospitalised Covid-19 patients in private and public hospitals, which is the lowest since early November last year, according to the head of the district s disaster management section, Gerhard Otto.
Dr Enrico Pedro
GEORGE NEWS - One of the well-known alumni of George High School, Dr Enrico Pedro (63), passed away at Mediclinic George on 28 January due to Covid-19 complications. He tested positive on 6 January and was hospitalised three days later.
Prior to his retirement to Wilderness, the former regional manager of the Department of Higher Education and Training was stationed in Mahikeng in the Northwest Province, where he was responsible for technical and vocational education and training colleges (TVET colleges).
Pedro matriculated in 1975 at George High School and continued on to the University of the Western Cape (UWC) where he majored in history and philosophy.
Chamber thanks nursing volunteers with gifts Ingrid Cronjé of the George Business Chamber said the chamber wished to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the nurses and appealed to the business community to show appreciation in any way that they deemed appropriate. Monday, 25 January 2021, 12:01 Staff of the Hotel Outeniqua with the goody bags, from left: Melanie Bredenkamp, La- Icka Mathabatha, Bridgette Koert and Raquel Jansen. On the far right is Ingrid Cronjé of the George Business Chamber.
GEORGE NEWS - In November, when the Covid-19 second wave was becoming evident, the nursing management department of Mediclinic George requested the assistance of volunteer nurses from around the country to manage the increase in admissions to the hospitals.
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GEORGE NEWS - Mediclinic George cancelled all elective surgeries as a result of the second wave of Covid-19 infections at the end of last year. The decision was not based on the risk of infection, as all protocols are in place to ensure our patients safety, but rather to increase potential capacity for Covid-related admissions. Capacity at the hospital was under pressure, said Dr Gerrit de Villiers, chief clinical officer of Mediclinc Southern Africa.
He responded to a query from George Herald regarding long waiting times for elective surgery for people who are urgently in need of elective surgery.
Garden Route passes 2nd Covid-19 peak Cloete said in an online digital conference on Tuesday 12 January that all hospitals remain under pressure, but Covid hospitalisations have stabilised. Journalist Thursday, 14 January 2021, 08:33 The staff at Mediclinic George have kept the ball in the air during challenging times. From left are Donna-Jean Spandiel, She-laine Jansen, Wayne Japhta and Tonica Terblanche.
GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Garden Route has passed the peak of the second Covid-19 wave and cases and hospitalisations remain on a downward trend, according to Dr Keith Cloete, head of Health in the Western Cape.
Cloete said in an online digital conference on Tuesday 12 January that all hospitals remain under pressure, but Covid hospitalisations have stabilised.