MEDICAL Investments, the company running the Avenues Clinic, has reportedly sunk part of its US$2 million investment into refurbishment targeted at state-of-the-art equipment to suit changing trends in the health sector.
Addressing journalists on the sidelines of the official reopening of the refurbished wards yesterday, Avenues Clinic general manager Sibusisiwe Ndhlovu said they spent US$1,2 million to buy the equipment while the remaining US$800 000 was used for the actual refurbishments.
She said the equipment included the latest cutting-edge technology.
“That US$1,2 million I spoke about, we have spent a significant amount actually getting more up-to-date equipment, which helps our specialists to do procedures better, faster, more efficiently and also to ensure good clinical outcomes for our patients,” Ndhlovu said.
“We have had investments of four anaesthetic machines. They are called A9. Definitely, those who know anything medical, we know that those are the latest that are around. We have got those in the hospital.
“We also have our KUZA machine, which we also have here, again, another cutting-edge precision instrument that allows our clinicians, when they are operating on a patient, to see the tiniest thing.”
She said the renovations were an on-going process.
“We have raised money from our shareholders, about US$5 million received from our shareholders,” Ndhlovu said.
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“To date, we have spent US$2 million of this amount, US$1,2 million purchasing various clinical equipment needed for our operations and the other US$800 000 has been going through different things, for instance, the ward was refurbished partly from that.”
The renovations covered the paediatrics section as well as the private ward, both having a total of 24 beds.
Commenting on their relations with the public health sector, Ndhlovu said they worked very well with their counterparts.
“I think last year, we did the PSAT operation, video-assisted thoracic surgery, which was done in this country. We did it in partnership with the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
“Outside doctors come here, they went to Parirenyatwa, they did that procedure there. Then they also came here at the Avenues Clinic. This was done in partnership,” she said.
“In actual fact, I think in another week or two, we have another similar exercise through the Fountain of Hope. Again, it’s a partnership between us and Parirenyatwa on the cardiac side, where Parirenyatwa, as you know, has been doing open heart operations with the assistance of technical people from other countries.”
She said the Avenues Clinic also supported the initiative by providing specialised nurses who assisted the doctors in carrying out the procedures.
