{"id":292195,"date":"2020-06-07T18:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=292195"},"modified":"2020-06-07T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:48:33","slug":"words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=292195","title":{"rendered":"Words of encouragement for hospital staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>THE staff of the Welwitschia private hospital in Walvis Bay working on the frontline in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was commended for their unwavering dedication and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As news broke that a man that works in the finance department of the hospital became one of the four latest cases of COVID-19 registered in Namibia, Matthias Braune, the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital addressed a statement to the hardworking frontline staff of Welwitschia.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first COVID 19 patient that was admitted to Welwitschia is making progress. He was extremely sick and has been on a ventilator in our Isolation ICU for 15 days. Still, his condition is now slowly improving, and he is gradually being weaned off the ventilator,\u201d Braune said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff.jpg\" alt=\"staff Welwitschia private hospital Walvis Bay frontline COVID-19 pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-292204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff.jpg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff.jpg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Words-of-encouragement-for-hospital-staff.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said it has taken immense dedication from everyone involved to reach this point, and that staff attending to him are now hopeful that he will make a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sad news is that a member of our finance department showed COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive. He is now in isolation, and we put all the measures in place that are required in terms of the international guidelines that we adhere to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He wished the family of the staff member strength and courage during the isolation and recovery of their husband and father.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a difficult and upsetting time for you. I want you to know that you are in our hearts all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Braune said the hospital was inspected by a delegation from the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The inspection team consisted of experts from the Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were found to be well prepared and were commended for the quality of our practices and COVID-19 prevention measures. We know that we are doing all we can to keep our hospital safe and to serve our community, but it is comforting to have the experts confirming that to be the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Braune\u2019s statement also included a message to the residents of Walvis Bay in which he thanked people for their support.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo serve you well is the reason we exist, and we will never forget our responsibility to all of you. Thank you for all the support and wonderful positive messages. My team and I appreciate each one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Braune said that the hospital and staff will be ready to cater to the needs of the community of Walvis Bay and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":292204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Words of encouragement for hospital staff - Informant\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE staff of the Welwitschia private hospital in Walvis Bay working on the frontline in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was commended for their...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=292195\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Words of encouragement for hospital staff - 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