A newly constructed screening and triage centre at Tygerberg Hospital will see better management of patients arriving for COVID-19 testing.
In light of a possible rise in the number of coronavirus infections, clinicians stressed the importance of curbing contact of these cases with other patients at the facility.
Initially, screening was performed in an area set up underneath the hospital’s ambulance deck, but with the approaching winter months, hospital management felt it was necessary to construct a more sheltered space.
Head of General Internal Medicine Dr Neshaad Schrueder said they’d had a lot of people presenting at the facility for COVID-19 testing and needed to control the situation in a safer manner.
“Infection prevention rules around these patients are quite stringent, so we had to do the pre-screening before they enetered communal patient areas so as to prevent further infection.”
Schrueder pointed out that this facility could also be converted into a COVID-19 field hospital if the need arose.
“People that are in recovery phase of the illness or people with a milder illness that can’t go home or need basic care can be housed in this facility.”
More Stories
Hill-Lewis confident Cape Town will lead breakaway from load shedding
ANC, EFF Coalition Poised To Unseat Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell
SARS ‘Rogue Unit’ Probe About Law Compliance – Mkhwebane
Eskom Investigates Kidnapping Of Employee
Sustainable Corporate Travel: A New Take On Travelling Light
Joburg Water Blames Constant Power Failures For Water Crisis
Gassing Up Western Cape Grid
Cosatu Wants Answers From Government Over Bester Escape
Ramokgopa Highlights Design Flaws In Medupi Construction
Thabo Bester Did Not Die In A Fire But Escaped From Prison – DCS
SA Won’t Go Beyond Stage 6 Power Cuts – Ramokgopa
Medical Fees Rise By 5.3% In February – Stats SA