Finetown Clinic to ease burden on Lenasia South Hospital

This afternoon, Gauteng MEC of Wellness and Health, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, officially opened the state-of-the-art Finetown Clinic set to benefit residents from Finetown, Ennerdale, Lenasia South, Meriting, Phumlamqashi, Majazana and Mountain View.

Speaking at the opening, MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko said the Clinic will ease burden on the Lenasia South District Hospital where most of the patients from the above mentioned areas were receiving treatment.

The Clinic will offer a range of services that include primary healthcare; emergency services; preventative care; acute care; chronic care; curative care; adolescence and youth friendly services; TB services, HIV counselling, testing and management services; mother and child wellness service; ante natal and post natal care; family planning screening and management; integrated management and childhood illness; rehabilitation services; expanded programme for immunization; Speech therapy; Physiotherapy; occupational therapy; Oral services; Community Outreach services and health promotions amongst others.

MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko urged community members to safeguard the infrastructure provided to them and also called upon the clinic staff and management to serve the community with a ‘smile’ and to keep the facility clean and functional at all times.