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Daar is \u2019n nuwe gesig aan die stuur van die Vredenburg Provinsiale Hospitaal, maar sy is geen vreemdeling vir die Weskus nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Madeleine van Schalkwyk het op Maandag 1 Mei amptelik die leisels van die provinsiale hospitaal oorgeneem n\u00e1 jare in die Cederberg as mediese bestuurder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie span is baie vriendelik en ek is met die intrapslag verwelkom. Ek leer nou al die rolspelers ken en dit gaan goed,\u201d vertel sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As dokter het Van Schalkwyk eers as algemene praktisyn gewerk en later in pediatrie gespesialiseer. Sy het onder meer in Kanada, Engeland en Kaapstad by Tygerberg-hospitaal gewerk, maar het toe besef sy het ook \u2019n liefde vir die administratiewe kant van die mediese sektor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlattelandse gesondheidsorg en kindersorg is beslis my passie. Ek glo die staatsdiens kan en moet wonderlike diens aan pasi\u00ebnte lewer. Wanneer pasi\u00ebnte hier uitstap, moet hulle nie net \u2019n goeie uitkoms h\u00ea nie, maar moes ook \u2019n goeie ervaring gehad het. Respek en vriendelikheid kos geen geld nie,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Schalkwyk s\u00ea gesondheidsorg is nie net die gesondheidsdienste se verantwoordelikheid nie, maar ook elke individu. Sy meen die sleutel tot sukses is vir die gemeenskap om verantwoordelikheid te neem en vir medici om hulle te bemagtig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens die dokter weet sy dit is \u2019n uitdaging. \u201cOns sal baie meer innoverend moet dink. Met die agterstand wat ons steeds n\u00e1 die pandemie het en met die daaglikse uitdagings van beurtkrag sal ons slim moet dink en werk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoewel die provinsiale gesondheidsdepartement beurtkrag en brandstof verskaf om klinieke se ligte aan te hou, is diefstal nou \u2019n nuwe uitdaging, wys Van Schalkwyk uit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDis nie die moeite werd om hande in die lug te gooi nie. Vat \u2019n ruskans, sit stil en herevalueer die situasie. As bestuurder het ek geleer ek het nie altyd die antwoord nie. Dit is hoekom \u2019n sterk span nodig is, want iemand dink anders oor \u2019n saak en vind \u2019n heel nuwe oplossing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Schalkwyk, dr. Silvio Morales-Perez se opvolger, s\u00ea dit is die uitdaging en die lekker van haar pos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deesdae woon sy in Vredenburg, maar Van Schalkwyk s\u00ea sy het as kind \u2019n ruk lank in die Weskus gewoon en haar suster woon in die Bergrivier-gebied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benewens haar familie wat haar skuif makliker gemaak het, was die streek se natuurskoon ook \u2019n trekpleister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk geniet dit om in die natuur te wees, of dit \u2019n stap met die honde of \u2019n hike<\/i> is, dis hoe ek recharge<\/i>. Ek geniet dit ook om te lees en fotografie is nog \u2019n passie. Natuurlik is my gunsteling-tema om landskappe af te neem,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Van Schalkwyk s\u00ea met die nuwe uitdaging as bestuurder en haar liefde vir die streek is sy bly om terug in die Weskus te wees.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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