International Nurse’s Day is celebrated on 12 May every year to honour the contribution of compassion and care that nurses offer the healthcare industry.
Ultrasound machines that will help (and is currently helping) with the betterment of patients’ lives have been delivered and are being used at Helderberg Hospital (HH).
Since the Helderberg Baby Saver (HBS) was launched in 2014 thirteen babies have been safely relinquished through it. The first six babies came in over a period of 8 years with the last seven being placed in the Saver since March of last year.
The high schooler who was hospitalised with injuries after being struck down by a vehicle on a busy arterial route in Somerset West on Thursday (24 August) has been discharged and is on the road to recovery.
A staffer at the Somerset West Night Shelter expressed being overwhelmed by mixed emotions after a client of the facility’s family shelter was injured in an accident on Thursday (24 August).