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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Division of Cardiology

Social Impact

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SUNHEART

The SUNHEART outreach p​ro​gramme​ is structured as a Hub-and-Spoke model, the hub being Tygerberg Hospital, reaching out to the satellite centres established at Helderberg Hospital, Karl Bremer Hospital, Khayelitsha Hospital, Paarl Hospital and Worcester Hospital.​

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Tygerberg Wellness Garden Proj​ect 2021

One of the positive sequelae of the COVID pandemic was the awareness it created regarding staff wellness. Flowing from this was the establishment of the Tygerberg Wellness Garden, an initiative that the Division of Cardiology took with great enthusiasm. The division took ownership of two feature areas of the garden, straddling a water fountain that we restored and developed with funding provided by Biotronik. The two areas feature iconic indigenous species, the Clivia garden showcasing the beauty of our indigenous shady forest areas and the succulent garden hosting several species typical of sunny South Africa.​

Wellness Garden planting 2020 

​	​ Cardiology stuff members planting indigenous plants in the Sun-Garden

​ Anele and Prof Doubell looking rather pleased after Anele planted his first ever tree!

​ Sun-Garden path

​ Cardiology division members at the Garden Fountain activation following completion of the sponsored Sun- and Shade-Gardens

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Wellness Garden 2023 

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​ Sun-Garden ​progress

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First se​ason of Shade-Garden perennial indigenous plant Clivia miniata, the Natal lily or bush lily, in full bloom.