On 26 April 2019, Groote Schuur Hospital highlighted World Health and Safety Day with an awareness programme. Presentations and displays were exhibited to convey and promote the important message of healthy and safe working environments. It was also the start of the 2019 flu vaccination campaign at Groote Schuur Hospital [...]
Groote Schuur Hospital will be hosting a 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner celebration on 22 June 2019. The dinner pays tribute to the hospital for its 80th year as a world class academic tertiary hospital in South Africa. We look forward to a successful and well attended evening of luxurious dining [...]
Annelize Van Der Ryst, Matrone from 7De Laan, visited the Renal unit at Groote Schuur Hospital to distribute Easter eggs to the patients. Thank you to Braun and the Lions Club for making this possible. 7 De Laan Star Visits Groote Schuur Hospital
The Clothing Guild donated much needed clothing to the Groote Schuur Hospital Facility Board. This donation will greatly assist our disadvantaged patients who are in need of warm or comfortable clothing. Discharging our patients with a clean set of clothes helps restore the patient’s dignity and self-worth. Our heartfelt gratitude [...]
International Nurses Day is commemorated annually on 12 May. The day is celebrated worldwide and highlights the contributions that nurses make to society. On 15 May 2019, Groote Schuur Hospital hosted an event to honour and pay tribute to nurses and to celebrate the significant contribution to the health sector, [...]
The Maternity Department embarked on a Resilience Workshop for staff on the 5th and 12th of April 2019. The workshop entailed different activities including a WOW training programme in palm court with a WOW instructor. The programme is designed to equip staff with the necessary skills on how to manage [...]
A recent fundraising drive by students from the UCT student-led Surgical Society resulted in the donation of a dialysis machine to Groote Schuur Hospital. Dr Maajid Khan, a 1970 UCT medical graduate who now lives in New Zealand, led the donation from a foundation with which he is involved, [...]
“Hartklop”, a play about the 50th year of celebrating heart transplants in Cape Town, is being staged at Artscape from 20 to 23 December 2017. The play aims to contribute to increased awareness of the need for organ donors Further information will be available on the Artscape website: www.artscape.co.za [...]
On Saturday 25 November, the Saturday Dispatch reported a decline in heart transplants in the public sector. Speaking at a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant in East London, Groote Schuur Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Tim Pennel reported that only five heart transplants [...]