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Growing, growing, growing ... Remarkable growth and expansion... this is what to begin early next year — is planned to make the land). Another bit of exciting news for Tzaneen and the Mediclinic Tzaneen has experienced over the score board look like this (current score in brackpast eleven years. And the next major expansion ets): 184 beds (130), four theatres (3), thirty beds in surrounds is that a new radiologist will be starting is about to begin. ICU (10), twenty in neonatal (6) and a new twenty in Tzaneen (in the hospital) on 1 December, and he The first patient was admitted to the hospital bed day care ward. Added to this will be major ex- is installing the latest state of the art equipment. in October 2003, after an extended legal battle pansions to the hospital’s kitchen, workshop, laun- Read more about this in the main body of today’s for a hospital licence to be granted. Two doctors dry, admin offices, pharmacy, the casualty section Bulletin. Brilliant news is that the installation of an MRI spearheaded the drawn-out negotiations: Dr Sarel as well as new consulting rooms for twenty speScanner is very high on the priority list for Spies, at the time the Tzaneen area’s most senior cialists (at present seventeen specialists are associTzaneen. At about R10 million for a ated with the hospital). general practitioner, and the much younger A second physician is expected scanner, it is not an item that is being and dynamic Dr Ig van Rensburg. bought from petty cash over the counto move to Tzaneen early in the The new hospital had 64 beds, two new year, not long after a second ter, and some proper planning and theatres, twelve beds in the paediatric surgeon opened a practice at the budgeting will have to be done. ward, four beds in ICU and twelve beds Dr Van Rensburg, since the regishospital earlier this year. in the maternity section. tration of the MediClinic Tzaneen A year or four ago the 64 beds became These figures represent drachairman of the board of directors, matic growth. No wonder that 130, two theatres became three, twelve confirmed this week that an MRI Mediclinic Tzaneen is amongst beds in paediatric became seventeen, the top three RSA hospitals in Scanner could be the next big antwelve beds in maternity became 24 the strong MediClinic group nouncement for Tzaneen. and a neonatal ICU was added, with MediClinic Tzaneen is indeed (with hospitals in Namibia, six beds. the Middle East and SwitzerThe next expansion — construction growing, growing, growing... Dr Sarel Spies Dr Ig van Rensburg
Die hoofingang na die hospitaal sal na die nuwe uitbreiding aan die teenoorgestelde kant van die hospitaal wees, waar ‘n nuwe drievlak-parkeerterrein (in terrasse) gebou gaan word. Onder is die hoësorgeenheid (ICU) soos dit tans lyk met tien beddens, wat dertig gaan word.