{"id":47522,"date":"2023-12-19T09:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T07:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gsh-staff-spread-christmas-cheer-20231218\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:00:09","slug":"gsh-staff-spread-christmas-cheer-20231218","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gsh-staff-spread-christmas-cheer-20231218\/","title":{"rendered":"Groote Schuur Hospital  staff spread Christmas cheer with over 800 grocery hampers for patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span>More <\/span>than 800 grocery hampers were handed over to patients\u00a0at Groote Schuur Hospital on Wednesday 13 December.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span>Patients\u00a0<\/span>were also serenaded with Christmas tunes by the St Timothy\u2019s Christmas choir based in Factreton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initiative started about 10 years ago to \u201cmake the patients happy over the Christmas period\u201d and to put a smile on their faces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span>It\u2019s beginning to look at lot like Christmas<\/span> by Canadian singer Michael Bubl\u00e9 proved true at Groote Schuur Hospital on Wednesday 13 December when more than 800 grocery hampers were handed over to patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were also serenaded with Christmas tunes by the St Timothy\u2019s Christmas choir based in Factreton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hassan Kajie, chair of the hospital facility board, says 850 hampers were distributed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains that the initiative started about 10 years ago to \u201cmake the patients happy over the Christmas period\u201d and to put a smile on their faces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says: \u201cNot all patients are well enough to go home. And while we are all celebrating Christmas at home, we felt sorry for the people that are in hospital. We prepare a hamper for every patient that is still in hospital over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_aaf1b28e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10656\/acddf2956b664dc3a12701e07faaa2ed.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1361fcc0efd440d2b13f02544a7a858b.jpg\" title=\"Patient Viola Philander receives her hamper. Pictured with her is Aghmat Mohamed (head of nursing), Hassan Kajie (hospital facility board chair) and Sr Sameera Omer (central processing department manager).\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Patient Viola Philander receives her hamper. Pictured with her is Aghmat Mohamed (head of nursing), Hassan Kajie (hospital facility board chair) and Sr Sameera Omer (central processing department manager).<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt brought happiness and smiles to their faces, so we decided to continue with this project.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kajie says the hospital provides a portion of the proceeds, but the rest they receive from generous donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur responsibility is to ensure that every patient gets the best care at the hospital. And to get the best care it must come with love and affection. A happy patient will recover. And it\u2019s our responsibility to make sure that every patient is happy so that they can recover. 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