Hospital News
April.25, 2011
New Price List.The new prices for the for patient (Consualtation Fee)based on their affordability has gone out April.18, 2011
Ceo's Ward.Ceo’s wards are based on Batho Pele principles meaning these
Value for money
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Glaucoma week. In association with the Islamic Association of South Africa during the Glaucoma week 06 -12 March 2011 Tshwane District Hospital launched a Glaucoma week awareness on 08 March 2011. March.2011
Barkina Faso Delegates. Barkino Faso Delegates visited our hospital. It as an arragement that was done by Gauteng Department of health and Social development to send the delagates to how things are running in our department and share ideas.. FEB, 2011
Egyptian Delegation. Egyptian Delegates visited our hospital. It as an arragement that was done by Gauteng Department of health and Social development to send the delagates to how things are running in our department and share ideas.
About Us - Tshwane District Hospital
Opens its doors on the 7th March 2006
with only 103 beds. TDH is located in Central Tshwane sub district with an estimated population of more than 400 000 people.
To date 177 out of the 200 approved beds are active:
Paediatrics = 19 beds
Maternity = 20 beds
Postnatal = 20 beds
Adult = 118 beds
New services that are about to be opened are 20 bed Kangaroo mother care and comprehensive termination of pregnancy. The mostrecent achievement is the acquisition of high technology eye surgery equipment. Quality Assurrance and Occupational Health and Safety units are there to ensure compliance to relevant norms and starndards.
More than 500 personnel are employed at the hospital. TDH is situated in the premises previously occupied by Steve Biko Hospital and is an academic training ground for doctors,nurses,clinical associates and allieds
About Us - Quality Assurrance at TDH
The Department will priorities quality of patient care in line with point 3 of the NDOH 10-Point Plan.
Improving the Quality of Health Services. Activities envisaged by NDOH include:
- Establishment of a National Quality Management and Accreditation Body
- Empowering Sub-district teams to coordinate with ward councilors
- Integrated communication strategy for internal and external customers.
- Reinforcing Batho Pele principles and patient rights and responsibilities.
- Identification of quality problems in health care establishments and implementing plans to address the inefficiencies and inequities.
- Regular monitoring of quality of clinical care and implementation of specific recommendations to resolve problems
- . Autonomy for CEOs with accountability, and minimal third parties.
- Strengthening the Customer Care Programme at facility level.
The national programme requires all institutions to have their quality monitored and accredited and also that all institutions have a quality improvement plan in all five priority areas:
- Patient safety • Staff attitudes
- Cleanliness
- Infection prevention and control
- Waiting times.
About Us - Infection Control at TDH
The important components of the infection control programme are:
• Basic measures for infection control, i.e. standard and additional precautions;
• Education and training of health care workers;
• Protection of health care workers e.g. immunization;
• Identification of hazards and minimizing risks;
• Routine practices essential to infection control such as aseptic techniques, use of single use devices, reprocessing of instruments and equipment, antibiotic usage, management of blood/body fluid exposure, handling and use of blood and blood products, sound management of medical waste.
• Effective work practices and procedures such as environmental management practices including management of hospital/clinical waste, support services(e.g., food, linen), uses of therapeutic devices
• Surveillance;
• Incident monitoring;
• Outbreak investigation;
• Infection control in specific situations and research.
