The provincial health department and Netcare Group had made a collective decision to close St Augustine’s Hospital in early April after 66 people, 48 staff and 18 patients tested positive for Covid-19
Two weeks later, Kingsway Hospital was closed to new admissions after a patient was admitted via the emergency department with a suspected stroke, but later tested positive for the virus.
According to Laubscher, anyone wanting to enter a Netcare facility was screened daily. All health-care workers, staff, other categories of workers and contractors are required to complete the Netcare risk-assessment screening process before being allowed access. “In addition to the screening, a decision was taken in the interest of all our patients and persons working at our facilities that all patients to be admitted to Netcare hospitals will have to go for Covid-19 testing prior to their admission, except those in need of emergency treatment, who will be assessed and categorised appropriately according to the risk they represent,” said Laubscher.
Covid-19 negative patients will be admitted into the green zone at the appropriate level of care, while positive patients will be required to self-isolate until they have a negative test. However, if admission is necessary, the patient will be admitted into the Covid-19 positive zone .
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