Points of Interest Vision

A excellence providing high center of service quality care to the community of uMzimkhulu. Mission

To develop a sustainable, coordinated, integrated and comprehensive health system at all levels, based on the primary health care approach through the district health system.

Visiting Times 11h00-12h00

14h00-16h00 : 18h00– 19h00

Volume 1

July/ Sept 2011

67 Minutes of Mandela Day

Issue 1

Mandela Day Page 2

Sixoxa ngezithombe

Inside this Issues More on Man-dela Day Page 3

Fredom day Page 4

Welcome NMZ-page 5

Sakha Ubudlelwane nabelaphi –

Ezemidlalo-page 8 Management –Page 9 Message from PRO-p10

Rietvlei Management team and staff on Mandela day From left : ANSM Mrs Yaphi;Mrs Ngcakaza (QAM) Mrs Nqophiso ( DNSM)and Mrs Keswa (CEO)

Rietvlei hospital management and staff honored Mandela day by spending their 67 minutes in Surgical ward by ensuring that the patients are sleeping in a comfortable and clean environment.( Patients right No 1. which says “ Right to safe and clean environment). Amongst the team was Hospital manager , Nursing services manager , Assistant Nursing services manager as well as Qual-ity Assurance manager. This team decided to leave their day to day tasks and their comfortable office environment to ensure that they make a difference in patients lives. They started the day by Cleaning the floors , injection trolleys and ended the task by Cleaning the bathrooms and toilets. Nursing services manager and Assistant Nursing services managers also helped in giving medica-tions and other nursing related tasks. This task did not end in just 67 minutes but it took them half a day to ensure that they leave the ward clean and comfortable for our patients. The theme for day went beyond sacrificing 67 minutes for Mandela day but to show our patients that Rietvlei Hospital management and staff care for their patients and their well being .

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Wenzeni Nge Mandela day

This is the team honoring Mandela day after cleaning Surgical ward

Before After

Yiyona ke le bathtub ezosetshenziswa ama patients

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Rietvlei J.S.S. visited RVH on Mandela day

Leaners of Rietvlei J.S.S.on Mandela day at RVHospital

Students from Rietvlei J.S.S. with nurse Mtolo in maternity ward linen room

Students assisting in the wards

Students and teachers on Mandela day at Rietvlei Hospital

Rietvlei District Hospital visited Koks hill on Freedom day, with an aim to take the services to people. Different services were offered to the community such as sugar testing, blood pressure testing, eye testing and VCT. Walking sticks and crutches were also given to citizens . Medica-tion and spectacles were issued to patients in need of them. Minister Weziwe Thusi, KZN Pre-mier Dr Zweli Mkize and the Mayor Mpabanga came to honor this day with the community of UMzimkhulu municipality.

Different cultural groups celebrating freedom day with a song and a dance

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RVH on Freedom day

Sr Magaqa doing eye testing to community members in Kok’s Hill during Free-dom day .

In May 2011 Isilo King Goodwill Zwelithini officially welcomed UMzimkhulu to KZN. This event was honored by the presence of KZN Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of traditional Affairs ( Nomsa Dube), UMzimkhulu mayor, UMzimkhulu chiefs and the majority of the councilors around UMzimkhulu municipality. The premier of KZN Dr Zweli Mkhize and Minister of traditional affairs highlighted some of the projects that they are planning to do for UMzimkhulu community with an aim of improving service delivery. Some of the projects have been started already. Among these projects are fencing to prevent stock theft and animals cross-ing the roads to cause accidents. Water purification system, Fire brigades. The province has identified that most of the areas in UMzimkhulu don’t have the toilets. In some areas the toilets have been installed already.

Wamkelekile Mzimkulu e KwaZulu– Natal

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Isilo welcoming UMzimkhulu to KwaZulu –Natal

Left :Amabutho ebingelela Isilo- Right : Amakhosi

Sakha ubudlelwane nabelaphi bendabuko

I thimba lase sibhedlela iRietvlei likhokhelwa umsizi mphathi wabongikazi (Assistant Nursing Services Manager) Ms Nompila behlangane no TB care and HIV , Lihlanganise abelaphi bend-abuko bakwa Maspala UMzimkhulu. Injongo yolu qeqesho(workshop) wukwakha ubudlelwane bokusebenzisana kahle phakathi kwesibhedlela iRietvlei ( Emhlangeni) namakliniki nabelaphi bendabuko base Mzimkhulu. Kulolu lolongo(workshop) kade kufundiswa ngokubaluleka kwentlanzeko phakathi kwebelaphi nesiguli. Okunye bekuwukuqwashisa abelaphi bendabuko ngokuhlola isimo sesiguli ukuthi sikufanele yini ukudluliselwa esibhedlela nokuthi hloboluni lwesiguli okumele sidluliswe. Baphinde bafundiswe ngokunakekelwa kwabantu abephila negci-wane lengculaza nesandulela salo. Okubalulekile kule workshop wukubambisana phakathi kwe Sibhedlela nabelaphi bendabuko ukusiza isiguli ,nokudluliselana isiguli ngokubambisana.

Abelaphi bendabuko neziqinisekiso ngosuku lokugcina emuva kokulolongwa

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Makhosi From left to Right Makhosi ( Madlisa Ngidi) & Sr Marubelela bejabulile ngosuku lokugcina ebe-belolongwa ngalo

Group 08 OF 2009 reading nurses pledge

FAREWELL TO GROUP 08 of 2009- Siyixoxa ngezithombe

Group 08 OF 2009 posing for a photo with lectures Mrs Bhungane and Mrs Sinto

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Ezemidlalo

Sishaya kwasani!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rietvlei Hospital Soccer and netball teams have received two tro-phies during a District tournament in Ixopo. Both these teams were playing against Sisonke district Squad . Soccer team has scored 4 penalty goals against 3. Net ball team scored 29 goals.

Yizona lezi izikomishi eziwiniwe yi Soccer and netball team yase Rietvlei Hospital

RVH Netball team RVH Soccer team

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Meet our management team

Mrs. N.A. Keswa CEO

Nursing services Manager -Mrs. J.N.Nqophiso

Medical Services manager -Dr F.F. Garcia

Finance and Systems Manager -Mrs N. Zuma

Acting Human Resource Manager Mr S.S.Shinga

“Success is not how quickly you reach your goals but about how many obstacles you overcome to reach them”

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From P.RO’S corner– Ms Pumla Mba My name is Pumla Mba Currently joined Rietvlei Hospital in April 2011. It’s a great pleasure for me to get this opportunity to work at Rietvlei Hospi-tal and to contribute in this publica-tion. I truly believe that my stay at Rietvlei Hospital will be beneficial to me, UMzimkhulu Community and staff as well. One of my goals in this institution is to maintain and improve

relationship between the hospital and it’s relevant stakeholders. So I will do my best to fulfill this goal. As this is my first edition at Rietvlei hospital , your comments and suggestions for this publication are mostly welcome. This publication will be published quarterly. All staff are welcomed to send through articles that can be of interest to staff and all relevant stake-holders. I hope that you will enjoy reading this publication. Hope to see you on next issue.

For comments and suggestions

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Own this publication by sending your comments and suggestions to The Public Relations Officer . Rietvlei District Hospital Private Bag X 501 Strafford Post Via Portshepstone Phone: 039-2605274 Fax: 039-2600019 Email: pumla.mba@kznhealth.gov.za