{"id":132305,"date":"2016-09-06T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T06:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/132305\/roseacres-oncology-unit-opens-its-doors\/"},"modified":"2016-09-07T08:01:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T06:01:11","slug":"roseacres-oncology-unit-opens-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/06\/roseacres-oncology-unit-opens-its-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseacres oncology unit opens its doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Life Roseacres Hospital was a hub of excitement, last Friday, when it officially opened the doors of its oncology unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project began over a year ago and it is very pleasing to see the facility finally open,\u201d said oncologist Dr Leiyah Bassa.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am so happy that we can say that our facility is set up and we are ready to offer an oncology service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr Leiyah Bassa speaks at oncology unit opening\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8kHkqxXlnUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The hospital embarked on the project after the need for an oncology unit in Germiston was identified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is definitely a need for such a facility in this area and we hope that it will now be met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe East Rand has a large population, with only two other facilities of this type,\u201d Bassa explained.<\/p>\n<p>The unit can accommodate four chemotherapy patients at a time and will have a dedicated chemotherapy sister on hand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132307\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_2529_39129.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-132307\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_2529_39129-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Leiyah Bassa, oncologist at the Life Roseacres Hospital, led a tour of the newly opened oncology unit. The unit can cater to four chemotherapy patients at a time.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_2529_39129-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_2529_39129-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_2529_39129.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Leiyah Bassa, oncologist at the Life Roseacres Hospital, led a tour of the newly opened oncology unit. The unit can cater to four chemotherapy patients at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to grow the facility and in time even offer radiation therapy,\u201d said Bassa.<\/p>\n<p>She also encouraged the hospital\u2019s specialist to get involved with the unit, so that, together, they can offer patients the best care.<\/p>\n<p>Hospital manager Mathews Moavodi officially opened the unit and wished the team all the best.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hospital manager Mathews Moavodi speaks at oncology unit opening\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzsOM7yjpOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The event ended with a toast from Sophie Sibisi, the nursing manager of the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophie Sibisi, nursing manager, speaks at oncology unit opening\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QYkAROpgQDc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/103554\/roseacres-hosts-breast-cancer-awareness-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roseacres puts cancer in the spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/75827\/roseacres-clinic-celebrates-world-aids-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roseacres Clinic celebrates World Aids Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113842\/mommies-to-be-get-some-helpful-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mommies-to-be get some helpful tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='1669ec981fdbf2f36f900f047a1af31e'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospital hopes new oncology unit will grow from strength to strength, helping those fighting cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":132306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730,8967,12191],"class_list":["post-132305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-life-roseacres-hospital","tag-oncology-unit"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson","life roseacres hospital","oncology unit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}