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ESHOWE DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Special points of

interest:

Giving is Better Than

Receiving

Quotable Quotations

Ixoxwa Ngezithombe

Inside this issue:

Quality & Christ-

mas Day

2

Mental Health

Awareness

4

Annual Cerebral

Palsy Christmas

5

Sukuma Sakhe

Project

6

Button Ceremony 7

Wellness Clinic 8

Ezemidlalo 9

OCTOBER—DECEMBER 2011

THE CEO’S CORNER

Siyacobelelana

Volume 1 Issue 4 OCTOBER—DECEMBER 2011

We are now in the fourth

quarter of the final year. We

are grateful to God for being

with us every second of the

day for we walk by faith not

by sight: 2nd Corinthians 5:7.

As the Hospital we have taken

remarkable strides this year in

service delivery. On the 21

November 2011 we even float

our flag high when we were

nominated for the Cleanest

Hospital Awards

where we

scooped position

one at National

Level. The Man-

agement wishes

to commend all

the staff for all

the good work

and for going

that extra mile in

ensuring that

quality services are

rendered to our cus-

tomers at all times.

Thank you so much,

your hard work doesn’t

go unnoticed. It is good

to report that up to this

point we have achieved

all the targets that we

have set for ourselves

at the beginning of the

year as the hospital.

The credit goes to each

one of you at the opera-

tional level and this

proves that teamwork is

the power. Let me take

this opportunity to wish

everybody who is writing

exams at this point, good

luck! Knowledge is power

and as the institution we

are investing in you. To

those who are going on

leave, enjoy it responsibly,

use your money wisely,

and don’t forget that life

goes on even after the fes-

tive season. To those who

will be working execute

your duties with passion

and pride for We Belong,

We Care, We Serve. Wish-

ing you all a Merry

Christmas and a Prosper-

ous new year!!!

QUOTABLE QUOTATIONS

Seeking to understand and be understood make a glory file of thank you letters and

compliments you receive, no matter how small review it often.

How to achieve exceptional customer service. Your attitude is the first key to customer

service. Your actions are the second key to satisfaction in doing the above, you affect a

lot of business.

Reward yourself immediately, the same day and every time you do an outstanding job.

Challenge yourself to find something to like about everyone you meet.

Siyacobelelana

On the 9th of December 2011

Eshowe District Hospital hosted a

quality open day and Christmas

party for the staff. The quality day

started at 09h00 - 12h00 and Christ-

mas party from 12h00– 14h00.

The hospital CEO Mrs. CNN

Mkhwanazi welcomed all the at-

tendees.

The purpose of the day was done by

Acting Medical Manager Dr MS

Buthelezi who highlighted the im-

portance of rendering high quality

care to the patients/clients we

serve, and also continuously im-

proving because quality is a journey

not destination. The institution re-

flected back on quality improve-

ment projects that were done dur-

ing the year.

The wards/Clinics and Depart-

ments presented their Quality Im-

provement Projects. Our judges

who evaluated the presentations

were Mrs A Khathi a Deputy Quali-

ty Assurance from the Provincial

Office, Mrs. N Kunene Quality As-

surance from District Office , Mrs. P

Harrison from URC Health Care

Improvement KZN Co-Ordinator

and Mrs T Zulu AET trainer.

The presentations for female medi-

cal ward was presented by Opera-

tional Manger N Shoba from ward 2

and female infectious ward 8 by ND

Mpungose. Second presentation

was done by P Majubane from

pharmacy. Third by Mr. X Ndzulu

FIO, fourth by JNN Sibiya from

Siphilile Clinic. The results were

as follows: 1st Prize was awarded

to Siphilile Clinic, 2nd to ward 8

and the 3rt to Pharmacy depart-

ment.

The Quality Assurance Manager

Mrs. J Marais presented the quali-

ty improvement project under

cleanliness that won 1st prize un-

der the six Priority Areas by the

National Health Care Excellence

Awards in November 2011 in

Boksburg (Birchwood Hotel).

Eshowe Hospital strives for excel-

lence!

The Choir entertained everybody

who attended.

Mrs. A Khathi who was the guest

speaker, congratulated Eshowe

Hospital for doing such marvel-

ous work, and for being the clean-

est hospital in the country. She

also stressed the importance of

working together because this is

the result of team spirit and team-

work. We need to work on the six

Priority Areas as they are not ne-

gotiable.

The management of Eshowe Hos-

pital thanked Mrs. Khathi for her

motivation and encouragement,

and felt honored to share this spe-

cial day with her.

Mr E Venketsamy HR Manager

awarded the Batho Pele Quarterly

certificates. The third quarter was

awarded to Mr CS Shandu from

MOPD and the fourth quarter to

Mrs A Jones from Pharmacy. Mrs

A Sloan from HR Department pre-

sented AET achievers.

Quality Assurance Manager pre-

sented the cleanest Departments

for the year after auditing. IPC

floating trophy was awarded to

IPC representative ZC Shange

from female surgical ward for best

IPC representative for the year.

OHS Mrs. R Chetty awarded Mrs.

H Dirksen from food service with

a token appreciation for being the

best OHS Representative of the

year

Congratulations to all depart-

ments who contributed towards

quality improvement in the Hos-

pital and may this be a motivation

to all.

X-Mas PARTY

Christmas party started at 12h00,

and a Christmas lunch was served

to the staff and ended at 14h00.

The day was a great success, well

attended and enjoyed by all.

QUALITY AND CHRISTMAS DAY EVENT

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QUALITY AND CHRISTMAS DAY PARTY

Mrs. CNN Mkhwanazi CEO handing

over the 2nd Prize to ND Mpungose.

Guest speaker Mrs. A Khathi

Staff enjoying themselves on a Christ-

mas Party

Mrs. CNN

Mkhwanazi

(CEO) hand-

ing over the

1st Prize to

JNN Sibiya

Mrs. CNN

Mkhwanazi

(CEO) hand-

ing over the

3rd Prize to P

Majubane.

Trophy and Certificate awarded to Eshowe

Hospital

On the 10th of November 2011 Eshowe District Hos-

pital commemorate a world mental health day. The

main Theme was “ The Great Push; Investing in

Mental Health”. The world federation for mental

health continues to push its vision of a world in

which mental health is a priority for all people.

Mental health refers to our cognitive for emotional

well-being. Mental health and mental illness is part

of every country, culture, age group and socio-

economic status.

Mental health conditions not only cause suf-

fering to people who are mentally ill but also

to their families who care for them. Statistics show

that in every society, at least one in ten adults have a

mental disorder and one out of four people around

the world will experience mental illness.

The best way to create change about mental health is

through action and advocacy in each community.

Mental illness is a disturbance in mind state in vari-

ous forms which can be mood, perception speech,

behavior or thought. Possible cause, Prolonged

stress , substance abuse e.g. cannabis, cocaine, etc.

Trauma–

emotional

and physical

and System

diseases ,

e.g. HIV.

Brain diseas-

es, e.g. tu-

mor Inher-

itance.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY

Siyacobelelana

It really did Eshowe Hospital good to

know that there are still so many

kind, generous and caring people left

in the world, the art of giving has not

yet come extinct. Try it sometimes,

give from the heart without expecting

anything in return. It is indeed one of

life’s greatest joys to witness the hap-

piness you can create by giving. Dif-

ferent people donated toys to the chil-

dren in wards i.e. Mbali and ward 7.

smiles were written on their faces.

Eshowe Hospital management would

like to thank you all.

GIVING IS BETTER THAN RECEIVING

Matthew Dall, Ryan Dall and

Claire Balmer

Mr. Roy Moonsamy donated toys in the

Pediatric wards

Mrs. N Ntuli the Social worker talking

to patients Dr MS Buthelezi talking to patients with

Mental illness

On the 8th of December 2011, the

Eshowe District hospital Rehabili-

tation team hosted the annual

Cerebral Palsy Christmas Party.

A party which was held at the

Nursing School, catered for ap-

proximately 110 children with

Cerebral Palsy and their mothers

or caregivers.

Each child received a toy, donat-

ed by East

Coast Ra-

dio’s Toy

Story, as well

as two good-

ie bags con-

taining vari-

ous non-

perishable

items and

toiletries. A

hot lunch of

Pap, Wors,

Mince and

Relish as well as various snacks

and drinks was served. This deli-

cious lunch was kindly prepared

by Heather and her staff in the

kitchen. The Zulu Fadder provid-

ed entertainment of a traditional

song and dance routine, which

they had previously performed at

COP 17.

The wonderful day was made

possible by our generous sponsors.

We would like to thank the follow-

ing: Browns Cash and Carry

(Eshowe and Gingindlovu) ; Ikhwe-

zi Eshowe; The Grace and Truth

Foundation; Eshowe meat compa-

ny; Pick ‘n Pay Eshowe; Sunset

Rock Spur; Eshowe Junior School;

East Coast Radio; Chicken Licken

Eshowe; Ample Air; Zulu Fadder;

Hospital Kitchen Staff and the

Nursing School.

We would like

to thank the fol-

lowing people

Mrs. Naidoo

and family; Da-

no de Waal;

Monica Calrossi

and Michelle.

The day was

thoroughly en-

joyed by all

who attended!

ANNUAL CEREBRAL PALSY CHRISTMAS PARTY

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The staff of OT and children with Cerebral Palsy

Children with Cerebral Palsy and

their Parents receiving the presents on

the Christmas party

The staff of OT handing over the pre-

sents to Children with Cerebral Palsy

Siyacobelelana

Mhla zingama 30-31

kuZibandlela, Ecekeni

endaweni yase Nqoleni

kwakunemidlalo kanobhut-

shuzwayo eyayihlelwe in-

hlangano Iphambili Ngentu-

thuko Community Develop-

ment eyi(NPO).

Lenhlangano yaqala ngowe-

zi 2008. Lemidlalo iwusizo

olukhulu kubantu abasha,

ibavikela ukuba bangazitholi

sebebandakanyeka

ophuzweni oludakayo noma

ezidakamizweni,

ikakhulukazi kulesisikhathi

samaholidi.

Amaqembu ayedlala ayey-

ishumi nesishiyagalolunye

ngomhlaka 30 kuyena uZ-

ibandlela. Ngalo usuku

lokuqala kwakukhona uMnu

Joe Hudla ongumsakazi

wezemidlalo oKhozini FM ,

okuyikho okwaphinde

kwabanikeza umdlandla

wokukhombisa amakhono

abo ekukhahleleni ibhola.

Bonke basebefuna ukudlulela

kumafayineli ayezodlala

ngosuku olulandelayo.

Ngelanga lesibili lango-

mhlaka 31 kwase kudlalwa

amafayineli. Kwakumnandi

kudelile, uzibona nje

izinsizwa ukuthi zizimisele

Ngalo ilanga lesibili

ngesikhathi sekhefu

kwaphinde kwaba khona

uNksz Christa Biyela

owayevela ehhovisini

likaNdunankulu owayey-

isikhulumi sosuku, exwayisa

intsha mayelana nesandulela

ngculazi kanye nengculazi.

Wayebaluleka ngokubaluleka

kokuyozihlola kanye

nokuzithiba ocansini , ukudla

ukudla okufanele, ukuzivo-

cavoca nokuthi uma sekwen-

zekile wabanalo, phela qala

wenze ucansi oluphephile use-

benzise ijazi lomkhwenyana,

nokuthi uma usunalo lokho

akusho ukuthi usuzofa ikhona

imishanguzo yokuthithibalisa

igciwane lengculazi.

Isibhedlela saseShowe sasisiza

ngokuhlola umfutho ophake-

me, ushukela,igciwane lengcu-

lazi nesifo sofuba. Isibalo sa-

bantu abahlolwa sekuh-

langanisa izinsuku zombili u-

30 kanye no 31 kwabangu 62.

Abomnyango wezasekhaya

babekhona ukusiza labo aba-

bedinga usizo mayelana noma-

SUKUMA SAKHE PROJECT

Abomnyango wezempilo behlola umfutho

ophezulu uJoe Hudla

Abomnyango Wezasekhaya benikezela usizo

emphakathini

Volume 1 Issue 4

BUTTONING CEREMONY FOR GROUP 10/10 AND GROUP 10/11

On the 30th of November 2011, two

(2) groups were celebrating their

achievements on passing their exam-

ination. The program was being di-

rected by Mr. SP Khanyeza who wel-

comed all the guests that were pre-

sent.

Group 10/10 passed their 1st year

SANC examination with 100% pass

rate. The nursing school staff as well

as the learners were ecstatic about

this occasion and thanked god for

this achievement.

Group 10/11 was the new group

intake at the Nursing School on

01 October 2011 and they were

writing their 1st qualifying End-

Block Test so they obtained their

Green Buttons.

The Nursing School Principal and

staff thanked the Eshowe District

Hospital Management and the

entire staff for the continuous

support given to them and the

learners.

The Nursing management was

represented by Matron Ncube

and PRO Mrs. Z.E. Jaffe.

Matron Ncube was responsible

for awarding the buttons as well

as motivating the learners for

being accountable for their acts

and omissions in the clinical

area and also assured them of

the necessary support and

guidance all the way through

professional development.

Tutors of Nursing School Campus Students Group 10/10 and Group

10/11

Mrs. IN Ncube, BV Zulu 10/10

and Lecturer

Ms. PF Dlam-

ini

Mrs. IN Ncube,

TN Gumede

10/11 and Lec-

turer Mrs. HA

Gumede

The staff clinic was started in 2001.

It was operating on Tuesday morn-

ings from 08h00-10h00 in MOPD by

Mrs. IM Lewis. Mrs. ME Reynecke

Program Manager (OHS & IPC)

took over in 2004.

Mrs. ME Reynecke identified that

there is a need for a full time staff

clinic where they will receive total

care that will improve work perfor-

mance . Mrs. Reynecke motivated

for a venue and the renovation of

the building that was identified .

The full time clinic was started in

January 2006; she also motivated for

a doctor to see all the sick staff dai-

ly , an EAP practitioner and a full

time OHS manger. In January 2006

Dr. E Brits started to see the staff in

the morning and also prescribed

treatment that they received from

the pharmacy, this ensured that

staff did not leave their work areas

and absenteeism was reduced. In

July 2006 Mrs. R Chetty (OHS)

started at the clinic , the staff start-

ed visiting the clinic every day

07h00-16h00. The services ren-

dered at the clinic are: treatment of

sick staff, baselines for new staff,

family planning, routine periodical

Chest X-ray, HCT, counseling and

also the availability of ARV’s and

injuries on duty. Awareness days

were done for staff. The hospital

had voluntary EAP practitioners,

but there was a need for a full

time EAP practitioner. Miss L

Xulu joined the wellness team

in June 2008, now the clinic is

an ideal wellness clinic for all

staff, they can be offered treat-

ment for acute illness and

chronic medical conditions,

assisted with social problems.

This ensures happy, motivated

staff that increases production

and reduces absenteeism. The

wellness clinic building con-

sists of a consulting room for

Mrs. R Chetty / Dr Murugan, a

consulting room for Miss L

Xulu, a waiting area that can

also be used for counseling

and an office

for Mrs. ME

Reynecke

(IPCM) who

also attends

to the staff

when Mrs.

R Chetty is

not availa-

ble.

WELLNESS CLINIC

Siyacobelelana

Maintenance staff Mr L Koster

painting the clinic

Dr KD Murugan

Mrs. R Chetty OHS and Miss L

Xulu EAP Practitioner

Mrs. ME

Reynecke IPC

Manager

We Are Responsible, South Africa

is Taking Responsibility—South

Africa Must Have Zero % new

HIV Infections By 2015’’.

This year’s World Aids Day

theme is informed by the need to

work collectively in addressing

South Africa’s response to HIV

and AIDS pandemic.

South Africa, and indeed, Eshowe

Hospital joined the rest of the

world in marking the World AIDS

Day. A march was arranged to

raise awareness at the hospital.

The march started at Sinethemba

Clinic and continued to the lower

blocks.

The theme was ‘’I am Responsible,

The build-up campaigns for World

AIDS Day commenced in Novem-

ber 2011 with a series of communi-

ty dialogue with all social partners

and these campaigns will run

through to June 2012.

Staff were offered testing and

counseling voluntarily and all

joined in on the march.

Volume 1 Issue 4

Hospital CEO with staff and pa-

tients talking about HIV/AIDS

Staff marching around the Hospital on

a World AIDS Day

Counselor SM Mtshali giving

a talk about HIV/ AIDS in the

Male Medical Ward

THE WORLD’S AIDS DAY

KHANYA AFRICA

On the 3rd of December 2011 Eshowe Hospital

multidisciplinary team visited the community of

Ncekwane at Nqamzane Primary School. The

purpose was to deliver Health Services to peo-

ple/clients from rural communities and reviving

Khanya Africa Project. This project is done by

Volunteers who have the community at heart.

The community attended in numbers because

they were excited, witnessing the government

going to people.

The following services were rendered:

Total Headcount =115

Minor Ailments = 115

Cervical Cancer Screening = 25

HCT = 53

HIV Positive = 7

Males = 3 Females = 4

TB Screening = 53 Prostate Cancer Screening = 7 We were also joined by the team from Vry-

heid and Benedictine. There was also Dr.

Bongani Nxumalo and Mrs. CNN

Mkhwanazi the Hospital CEO, who leads

by example.

Some clients were transferred to

Ndlangubo Clinic for further treatment.

Eshowe Hospital always strive for excel-

lence, in equal access to Health services

Khanya Africa!

Abasebenzi basesibhedlela saseShowe bebambisene

benza ezemiblalo zibe yimpumelelo kuwowonke

umuntu ofisa ukuzibandakanya nezemidlalo. Mhla

zingu 27 kuLwezi 2011 isibhedlela saseShowe siva-

kashelwe isibhedlela sakwaNongoma iBenedicton

kanye nabasebhange lase FNB, ngenhloso yokuzokhom-

bisana ukuthi ngabe ngobani abayizinqunqulu zebhola.

Phakathi kwemidlalo eyadlalwa kubalwa ibhola

lezinyawo okuyibhola elidlalwa ngabafana kanye

nebhola lomnqakiswano okuyibhola lamantombazane.

Ebholeni lamantombazane iShowe lahamba phambili

lahlula iBenedicton. Ebholeni labafana iBenedicton

yabhaxabula IFNB ngamagoli amabili kwelilodwa, kwa-

thi iShowe neBenedicton badlala ngokulinganayo el-

ilodwa ngapha nelilodwa ngale. Kwaba yimidlalo eyaba

mnandi kakhulu

yokuzijabulisa. Mhla zingu 3 kuZibandlela 2011

iShowe liphinde lavakashela eKing George. Leyo

kwabe kuyimidlalo yokuvala unyaka, eyadlala

kahle kakhulu noma isibhedlela saseShowe

abafana bengawinanga kodwa amantombazane

abuya ejabule kakhulu ephethe indebe. Njen-

goba unyaka uzoqala nje abasebenzi

basazimisele ngokuqhubeka benze abadume

ngakho

kwezemidlalo.

THATHA

SHOWE

THATHA!

EZEMIDLALO

Netball Team for Eshowe Hospital

Miss Xoli Myeni a

Netball Player hold-

ing a trophy they

won at King George

Soccer Team for Eshowe Hospital

Siyacobelelana

IXOXWA NGEZITHOMBE

Volume 1 Issue 4

Eshowe Hospital

staff helping a com-

munity member

with a routine test

This is what was happening on the quality day, people were

rewarded for their good job towards the community

Eshowe Hospital Staff with Joe

Hudla

ESHOWE DISTRICT HOSPITAL

PRIVATE BAG 504

ESHOWE

TEL : 035 473 4500

FAX : 035 474 4914

EMAIL : [email protected]

Management and the PR

Office

Wishes all a Merry Christ-

mas

and a Happy New Year

Public Relations Office

would like to thank all

those who contributed to

a compilation of this

newsletter

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