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Physical Address: Edendale Main Road

Postal Address: P/Bag x509

Plessislaer, 3216

Contact Person: Samke Mncube (PRO)

Tel: 033 395 4020 Fax: 033 395 4060

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Fighting Disease, Fighting Poverty, Giving Hope

ISSUE 20

SEPTEMBER 2010

Inside this issue: • CEO’s Desk

• Public Relations Officer's Desk

• Make Me Look Like A Hospital Highlights

• New Staff Appointments

• Breastfeeding Campaign 2010

• Physiotherapy Back Week 2010

• Staff Wellness Day

• Youth Health Academy Learner ship Programme

• Graduation Ceremony

• 2010 Sports Day

• PMTCT Achievement

• Heritage Day Celebration 2010

• EDH Management Team Build-ing Exercise

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Improved the aesthetic environment of the hospital including the ground floor.

• Relocation of Social Work Department into the main building

• Provision of on site Blood Bank Services

• Upgrading of B Ward to establish Medical Admissions Ward

• Improved Medical Waste Management

• 59 Batho Pele Ambassadors were appointed to strengthen & improve service delivery

• Good progress on “Make me look like a Hospital” Project

• Opening of Nerve Centre for HCT

• Implementation of Access Control for Lodger Mothers

• Change Room for Female Staff in the Main Kitchen

• Expansion of TB Clinic Space

• Major projects for Air-Cons and Chillers nearing completion

• Upgrading of Lifts in progress

• Painting in progress

• Garden Project

• Thuthuzela Centre

• MMC

The office of the Chief Executive Officer would like to take this opportunity to extend the sincere gratitude and commendation to all Edendale Hospital Staff in all their respective capacities and categories for their role and contribution to the institution. Their hard work has not gone unnoticed. Although we are faced with many challenges in our endeavor to pursue our core business, a lot has been achieved. Mainly with the sup-port the office has received from the staff, our institution have managed to achieved the fol-lowing:

MRS. ZSI NDWANDWE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

COMMENDATION FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY An improvement on service delivery has been noted over the last couple of months as the number of com-plaints received from the public decreased dramatically. The Office of the Public Relations on behalf of the Hospital Management would therefore like to take the opportunity to commend all Staff in their different categories for recognizing the impor-

Let us not be compla-cent and therefore drop the standard that we have worked so hard to achieve. We can always improve and even do much better. It is always in our hands and it is our obligation to serve our communi-ties with distinction and excellence. Our hospi-tal can only become one of the best health care facilities through our collective efforts,

Public Relations Officer

Above: Mrs. S Mncube. Public rela-tions officer. Edendale Hospital

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Page 4 Let us not be complacent MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A HOSPITAL PROJECT AND ACHIEVEMENTS

T he KZN Department of Health

MEC, Dr. S. Dlomo initiated a

service excellence project “MAKE

ME LOOK LIKE A HOSPITAL” in

the whole Province, and Edendale

hospital is one of the hospital pri-

oritized and earmarked for this

project as it is one the biggest and

highly capacitated hospitals

within the Umgungundlovu Dis-

trict.

T he Make Me Look Like A Hospital Project aims to

create and provide a people

centered and holistic ser-

vice approach with caring,

positive attitude of Depart-

ment of Health Personnel as

well as an environmental

friendly hospitals or health

faculties. There Edendale

Hospital has achieved the

following: Above: lodger mothers fencing

Refrigerated Container for Medical waste

ITEMS • RESPECT AND DIGNITY Help desk is now functional for 12 hours and on Weekends and Public

Holidays , Patients name has been displayed above each bed in the

wards, Patients are addressed by their names,/clan names in a cul-

tural respectful manner, Induction and Orientation and Batho Pele

Training have been conducted for all departments within the hospi-

tal , 59 Batho Pele Ambassadors have been appointed and trained.

They have been issued with Special Name Tags for easy identifica-

tion. their pictures are now displayed in Strategic Points of Wards

and Sections cont...page 4


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Page 5 and therefore drop the FOOD SERVICES

F ood Services Client Satisfac-tion Survey is now written in

Isizulu, Pots have been repaired to cook phuthu for patients , Snacks are now provided for women after delivery and late admissions , Sugar is provided to patients in sugar bowls and Patients are now given 2 menu options to choose from.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

W ritten Maintenance Plan for buildings

and grounds in place, Painting pro-

gramme for the Hospital is in place and paint-

ing of priority areas is in progress, Additional

Medical Equipment has been ordered for prior-

ity areas, Pillows have been procured, Floors,

corridors, staircases are clean Broken chairs

and furniture have been cleared from the

premises, New chairs have been provided for

CDC and TB Patients, New paper towel dis-

pensers have been installed in the Clinical Ar-

eas, New Flower Garden at the HAART Clinic

and Pot plants at the main Hospital entrance,

Grounds have been cleared of litter, Perimeter

Fence has been re-enforced. New Perimeter

Fence will be provided in the Revitalization

Project and Security personnel are patrolling

the grounds and records are kept.


ABOVE: FILLING OF POT HOLES IN THE AMBULANCE STATION AREA

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INTRODUCING OUR NEW EMPLOYEES


Mr. L. Mthembu Assistant Manager: Hu-

man Resource Practices.

Mr. Jonathan Thomas Principal HR : Practices

Mr. S. Zondi Human Resource Practitioner (LABOUR)

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Mr. Wanda Ngubane Mortuary Service

Mrs. Nomusa Madlala Mortuary Service

Mr. Mfundo Mhlongo Mortuary Service

Mr. D N Naidoo Assistant Nursing Manager

(ortho)

Mrs. NPN Mthembu. As-sistant Finance Manager

Mr. SN Mbandlwa Driver

Left: Mr. B Thabethe Driver

right:

Miss ZP Dlamini Assistant Systems Manager

E dendale Hospital

held a Breastfeeding

campaign on the 5th August

2010. the theme of the day

was that “ breastfeeding pro-

tects babies, Ubisi lebele

luvikela umntwana”. The

participants were nurses

from Obstetrics, Peads ,

Gateway Clinic and Peads

Critical Care Units. The

event/ campaign was target-

ing all women, teenagers

and all community members

who attended the hospital

on the 5th September 2010.

T he following topics were discussed: the im-

portance of continuing breastfeeding after 6

months while giving other foods, care of breasts

and nipples, importance of exclusive breastfeeding

to the baby, benefits of breastfeeding to the

mother, importance of skin to skin contact immedi-

ately after birth and the good positioning and fixing

of the baby on the breast demonstrated. The event

was a successful one because many people were

coming to the stand and the attendance was +_ 60

people.

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BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

IT ROCKS !!

“There are three rea-sons for breast-feeding: the milk is al-ways at the right tem-perature; it comes in attractive containers, and the cat can't get it” Above: EDH Nursing Staff

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T he national physiotherapy back week initiative took place from 6-11 Sep-tember2010.

Edendale Hospital Physiotherapy Depart-ment instituted a number of awareness drives, both in the hospital and in the com-munity, in support of this initiative.

The in-hospital drives focused on promot-ing back care amongst the Staff, especially amongst Nurses and any other Staff who are routinely exposed to lifting patients and heavy objects. Short 30 minute presenta-tions were done in the selected wards or departments. These presentations were of a practical nature, where the Staff would perform the technique while the Physio showed them how to protect their backs while doing so.

PHYSIOTHERAPY BACK WEEK 2010

We had a great response from the Staff involved, They were all very enthusiastic and eager, mak-ing it a fun experience all round.

The South African Society of Physiotherapists (SASP) also requested that the two Comm.-Serve Physios go out into the community and distribute pamphlets. These pamphlets aimed to increase the public awareness of back care and described a few simple back care pointers for everyday situations (i.e.: lifting, standing posture and driv-ing posture, etc)

Senior Physiotherapist Samantha explaining sitting posture to x-ray

Comm.-serves( Leigh and Cairn) dis-tributing pamphlets in the commu-nity.

Page 9 STAFF WELLNESS DAY—23 SEPTEMBER 2010

G EMS introduced well-ness screenings to

raise awareness of health conditions within govern-ment departments. Govern-ment employees benefit from the convenient oppor-tunity to be professionally screened for existing and potential health risks. The aim was to enable employ-ees to detect health risks as early as possible so that the progression of diseases is prevented or minimised.

G EMS saw 78 employees on Thursday. In their HCT stand

they saw 1 employee who did HCT (Testing for HIV only) and 6 tested for HIV and also do well-ness. The rest only do wellness. GEMS wellness day was a suc-cess since most employees man-aged check at least BMI. GEMS COMMENTS / SUGGESTION

• Employees have a very high stress level.

• GEMS reported that most em-ployees are Obese and that is dangerous for their health. They recommended coming at least quarterly to do a well-ness. Another recommenda-tion was to have a GYM center for employees, because most have a BMI of 30-50 which is extremely dangerous. Dieti-cians need to be involved for diet and weight education.

ABOVE: EDH Staff

standard that we have Page 10


YOUTH HEALTH ACADEMY LEARNSHIP PROGRAMME

GARDENING PROJECTS

T he ‘Siyaphila Support Service’ that was sent by USAID from Pretoria visited the WhizzKids United Health Academy in Edendale to increase the knowledge of

their volunteers concerning the topics ‘life skills’, TB, HIV, AIDS and STI. The pres-entation especially trained the volunteers on the tuberculosis program and helped them to identify the falters of treatment within their community by doing home vis-its. Besides the tuberculosis program the ‘Siyaphila Support Service’ also taught the volunteers the education of other young people on TB, HIV and AIDS.

The WhizzKids United Health Academy volunteers created their own garden to plant vegetables in order to cook for themselves as well as cooking for the attending vul-nerable children and orphans within the academy. By showing the children how to plant their own vegetables instead of buying them, On a visit to the ‘Sunshine Farm’ the kids also learned important managerial and leadership skills. The garden of the WhizzKids United Health Academy in Edendale is able to feed hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children. This is one of the reasons why the WhizzKids volunteers are also promoting the “one garden one home” initiative.

Above: Siyaphila Support Service Above: Youth Health Academy Volun-teers attending the workshop

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T he campus wishes to congratulate the students for their commitment and

hard work . These results gave us a sharp turnaround from 40% pass - rate to almost 100% pass. Well done , you have all the reasons to be proud of yourselves. A big thank you goes to our colleagues, in Umgungundlovu and Sisonke Districts, who continually send registered nurses to the campus for the one year midwifery S.A.N.C program.


A ll the candidates who were re-writing this examination, passed, and of the thirty

four (34) new entrants, Only three candidates were unsuccessful.

The examination consists of three written papers and a practical examination. -Two (candidates) passed with honours (Distinctions all round)

-One (1) candidate obtained distinctions in three papers

-Sixteen (16) candidates obtained distinctions in two papers

-Eleven (11) candidates obtained distinctions in one examination paper

T he Campus t was com-

mended for their commitment,

dedication and selflessness for their

tuition and mediation role. They

have always been the “A” Team.

Keep the good standard of work!

You have never capitalised on the

limitations but you have always

teamed up to maximise the campus

strengths.

Page 11 GRADUATION CEREMONY

Page 12 EDENDALE HOSPITAL SPORT FUN DAY 2010

After 8 months of hard work, long hours and countless meetings, Edendale Hospital hosted a successful Sport Fun Day 2010 held at the Alex-andra Park on the 18th of September 2010. The sta-dium was chosen because it is near the river and the park.

T he Sports Day activities com-menced around 8:30 am. There

were about 400 people attending the event. Most of them were competitors and spectators. Some of them were the official and members of the cheering teams. Fears of summer rains washing out the event resulted in a hot but enjoyable day for participants and spectators alike. The support we received from EDH staff and the surrounding hospitals was reassur-ing. The following sport codes were ca-tered: Fun run, fun walk, Potato racing, sack racing, three legged racing, tug of war, Three tin, netball and soccer.


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Trophies and medals were presented to the winning and runner up teams

by the Hospital CEO Mrs. ZSI Ndwandwe and the Metropolitan CSI Spe-

cialist, Miss Patronella Sono. We hope to expand on the events and add

more sports codes as more people are participating in the event. The hos-

pital was in a fortunate position to receive sustainable sponsorship from

Metropolitan. All the participants enjoyed themselves and had an unforget-

table Sports Fun Day.


Edendale hospital — sports day

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PMTCT ACHIEVEMENTS

O ctober 2009. Edendale Hospital and its feeder

Clinics formed Edendale wedge to improve/ bring improvement on PMTCT. University of Kwazulu Natal with its NGO,S 20 000 + were invited by the Department of health to reduce infection rate from mother to child. In 2005. MTC transmition rate was 21%. With the help of 20 000 +.

E dendale Hospital PMTCT Quality Improvement team came with its first Mission statement which was, To ensure that all babies

born to HIV positive mothers receive Nevirapine immediate after deliv-ering. Challenge was that there was a discrepancy between babies born to HIV positive mothers and the babies that receive Nevirapine as per guideline. Sister Msthali and Sr. Molale formulated a checklist tool which made it possible that all babies received Nevirapine post delivery. Further more we allocated a dedicated data capturer in La-bour Ward who is responsible for all PMTCT Data. From December 2009 to date we have 100% NVP uptake. Another achievement is that all the babies that we done PCR from 6weeks post delivery from Janu-ary to September 2010, MTC infection rate is 4% at Edendale hospital and this rate has been achieved with the help of Family staff clinic . Edendale hospital has been awarded with a certificate of appreciation UKZN 20 000 + for the improvement that they have been made.

ABOVE: Certificate of Appreciation re-ceived by EDH

HALALA.. EDENDALE HOSPITAL.. HALALA !!!

EDH MANAGEMENT TEAM BUILDING

On the 21 September 2010, Edendale Hospi-tal Extended Management went out to take a breather after the public service strike. In the spirit of team building at Rockafellas at the Golden Horse Casino had a PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN Tuesday Special for the month of September to celebrate Heritage month.

The photos tell the whole story!!

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EDENDALE HOSPITAL HERITAGE DAY IN PICTURES

The day is one of our newly created public holidays and its significance rests in recognizing aspects of South African culture which are both tangible and difficult to pin down: creative expression, our historical inheritance, language, the food we eat as well as the land in which we live. Thanks to staff for food brought in.

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YOUTH HEALTH ACADEMY TEAMS

The WhizzKids United Health Academy in Edendale provides HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support to youth through the medium of football. WKU unique life skills programme ‘on the ball’ remains ‘one of a kind’ in that it uses football as an analogy to convey essential life skills to boys and girls aged 12‐16 years of age. The life skills program covers prevention of HIV/AIDS, future goals setting and how to overcome challenges. This is opposed to simply using football as a means to draw kids together to provide ‘HIV awareness’. The WhizzKids United Health Academy provides a plethora of services within an atmos‐phere conducive to supporting young people through adolescents and in doing so help bring about an AIDS free generation in KwaZulu Natal. Services include HCT, counseling, ARV treatment and psychosocial support, family planning and both educational and rec‐reational activities. The Mixed Gender League, started on 25th October, features eight teams consisting of four boys and four girls each, of eight different schools around Edendale (Esigodini Primary School, Caluza Primary School, Ashdown Primary School, Thusi Primary School, Sanzwil Primary School, Mtethomusha Primary School, Henerville Primary School and Edendale Primary School).

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Above: Youth from Edendale playing soccer playing soccer at the Youth Health Academy

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