We understand that your patient’s anxiety when visiting our Radiology departments is now not only about their medical condition that requires investigation, but the fear of possible Corona Virus Exposure whilst in hospital or our Radiology department.

  • We have put in place all the measures recommended by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases of South Africa, as well as some of our own to enhance your patient’s safety whilst in our care.

  • We have ensured the use of masks and implemented inhouse training of all staff of all safe habits during the Corona Virus Pandemic.

  • We have hand sanitiser dispensing pumps at all our entrances.

  • We have implemented social distancing in all our patient waiting areas.

  • We have adjusted our patient bookings to reduce possible patient contact.

  • We have sadly disabled coffee and water dispensers, and removed magazines from our waiting areas.

We have also added the following measures which are not mandated by government, but which we believe will add to your patient’s safety and that of our staff, reducing your patient’s risk of accidental cross contamination.

Our reception desks have clear plastic barriers that allow complete interaction with the staff, without risk of direct droplet spread of disease.

We have introduced patient isolation cases that can be placed over the patient’s head and sealed with a sterile disposable drape to allow complete isolation in the patient’s own air space during their examination/procedure. The safety case is currently unique to Lake, Smit and Partners, having been developed by us in collaboration with a South African Engineering firm. We are proud of this device which is an example of South African “can do” philosophy when faced with this global pandemic.

The case is made from transparent High-Grade plastic allowing the patient complete visibility of everything around them whilst isolated in their own space and is sterilised before and after every use. It acts like the patient’s own giant visor so that they can see everything whilst lying down but at the same time isolating them during the examination and reducing risk of cross contamination thus ensuring their safety and that of our staff.