Wound care unit opens at Tembisa Hospital
The Same Foundation, in partnership with local businesses, has completed the lifesaving project at Tembisa Hospital where a vacant building has been renovated into a brand new OPD surgical wound care clinic.
A vacant building at Tembisa Hospital has been converted into an out-patient surgical wound care clinic.
The clinic was funded by the SA Medical and Education Foundation (Same) in partnership with local businesses.
Same’s executive director Dianne Pols said: “It has the most up-to-date equipment. We’ve given the community a surgical wound unit that is on par with those at any private hospital in this country.”
Speaking at the official opening, the corporate social responsibility manager of the Tiso AEL Development Trust, Nicole Solomon, said primary health care was a major concern, especially in Gauteng, because of the number of people and lack of resources and facilities available.
“The trust considered to fund the project because of its focus on health care matters. The investment is to take care of the community and give them first-class treatment but also aims to create opportunities for education. The vision is to provide access to primary health care,” added Solomon.
Adcock Ingram’s group executive of public affairs Dante Mashile said they saw it fit as a company to invest in a facility where people could find comfort and heal or restore their well-being.
“From our side, its one way of demonstrating that we want to be part of the community and be associated with the health and well-being of the community of Tembisa,” added Mashile.
Tembisa Hospital’s CEO, Dr Lekopane Mogaladi, said they were grateful. “The clinic is an out-patient facility and is going to relieve pressure in the hospital.
The vacuum machine will help to accelerate wound healing. We want to reduce the number of amputations. We’ve trained about 26 nurses who graduated from the Heal Programme, which is an international programme from Europe,” said Mogaladi.
