Staff Writer
Patients at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital will now access world class treatment after Delta Corporation sourced new equipment for the rehabilitation department to the tune of US$50000.
The equipment comprises exercise bikes, treadmills, smith stations, stairs, ultra sound machines and turn machines among others.
The rehabilitation department allows for patients to achieve their maximum possible level of independence after an illness, injury or disability.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony Kudzanai Gore, the chief therapist thanked Delta Corporation for the donation saying patients will now get high quality treatment at low cost.
“This equipment has benefitted our patients in that they are now able to access world class technology in equipment which is designed to accelerate their recovery rate with a patient requiring fewer treatments sessions before they get discharged.
“As well as also our patients are able to receive quality health care service. . . our mission here at Sally Mugabe being to provide accessible health care for all regardless of socio-economic status that you are coming from.
“The burden and cost for seeking rehabilitation services has been reduced for our patients as most of these services in the private sector are very expensive so, our patients are delighted that they can access this treatment at minimum cost and we also want to thank Delta our patients are receiving value for their money as they are getting quality rehabilitation services that considers their comfort as well as their safety,” she said.
Gore said gone are the days when the hospital referred patients to other health centres as they now have necessary tools of trade.
“So, normally we cater for patients that have urological conditions, orthopedic conditions, surgical, medical and psychiatric conditions.
“These various conditions then require different treatment modalities as well as different equipment to enable us to meet our goal of rehabilitating our patients, so in that light, we received all this different equipment that will allow us to be able to achieve our goal as the rehabilitation department,” she said.
Gore also appealed to Delta Corporation and other well-wishers to continue supporting the hospital’s psychiatric unit.
“One of our desires is to see our psychiatrist unit, the occupational therapy dept being equipped and fully functioning and this comes in light of the fact that we are seeing an increase number of patients with mental health challenges with substance abuse and depression being at the top so there are some activities that we would want to conduct in order to rehabilitate psychiatric patients such as wood workshop gardening arts and crafts sewing and knitting and other various vocational activities that will allow pour patients to be able to get fully rehabilitated and acquire the necessary skills and the attitudes for them to be positively impacting or contributing members of society. So, to any other well-wishers you are welcome to partner with us to equip our psychiatric unit,” she said.
Patricia Murambinda, General Manager- Corporate Affairs Delta Corporation said, they believed in the well-being SDG in communities where they operate from.
“Some people wonder why we have involved ourselves in health department or health pillar we believe in well-being SDG and out of that well-being SDGs, we manufacture alcoholic beverages and we encourage smart drinking of those products, responsible consumption and responsible marketing of alcoholic beverages and hence our interest in the well-being of communities we operate in.
“Which is why we chose Sally Mugabe hospital to make this donation which was equivalent of US$50000 and we are very excited today to see the equipment in use because it’s one thing in making a donation and that donation is not in use, the beneficiaries do not benefit from it. And I really want to thank Dr Christopher Pasi (CEO) and the management and team of Sally Mugabe Hospital for making sure that they are using this equipment wisely,” she said.
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