Celebrating World Quality Day: Advancing Excellence in Healthcare at Advanced Health

“Quality in Healthcare is not an act, it’s a culture – one built every day through compassion, precision and continuous improvement. Cornelia Campbell-Swart (Optimal Solve) Every year, World Quality Day serves as a global reminder of the importance of quality in all sectors, and nowhere is quality more critical than in healthcare and day hospitals . […]

Dr. Deon Marais (Urologist) on Movember and Prostate Health

Through years of experience, I found that if you choose to maintain a healthy lifestyle and take care of yourself, it will help you to determine your own future. The “Movember initiative” is a fun idea to focus attention on men’s health, where you can grow a Mow Bro moustache, and regularly record the process […]

Arthroscopy: What It Is, Procedure, and Recovery

Introduction Arthroscopy (ahr-THROS-kuh-pee) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses a small fibre-optic camera (arthroscope) to diagnose and treat joint problems (for example, the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, elbow, or wrist). These procedures are often performed in day hospitals and, compared to traditional “open” surgery, arthroscopy typically means faster recovery, less pain, and smaller […]

Affordable Surgical Excellence: Why it’s important to question hospital options

Day hospitals, being inherently focused on same-day surgical procedures, exclusively provide facilities for operating theatres and ward accommodations and are cheaper than acute hospitals. They are streamlined and cost-efficient and many procedures can be safely performed in a day hospital including colonoscopies, orthopaedic scopes, cataract surgeries, fracture repairs, grommets, biopsies, tonsil removals, and other day-case surgeries.