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Furthermore, Waterfall City has a
water-use licence that allows for
the irrigation of common areas
of the development using water
from the Jukskei River. Dirty river
water is pumped into an ozone
water treatment plant and used for
irrigation and water features in public
spaces. On a busy day, the plant
treats approximately two million
litres of water.
Over and above this, as part of the
development’s wider sustainability
efforts, residents are encouraged to
install JoJo tanks, using their gutters
for harvesting rainwater.
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To conserve water, Waterfall City’s Medical care
landscaping focuses on indigenous, As the name would suggest, the Netcare
water-wise plants. There is also a focus Waterfall City Hospital is our local
on dry landscaping. This includes the on-site healthcare facility, ensuring
removal of alien plant species and the immediate access to world-class
planting of indigenous plants and a medical attention. It is a state-of-the-art,
variety of grasses, specifically Highland 200-bed private hospital, committed
grasses. This type of planting requires to quality patient care. The 24-hour
minimal water and saves on power, emergency service and the more than
which is needed to pump water. 60 on-site specialists have got you and
your health covered.
Did you know? Waterfall City’s
irrigation plant massively decreases the The facility also boasts an internationally
E. coli count in the water. This water is accredited bariatric surgery centre and
used for landscaping and then finds da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery for
itself back in the Juskei River much the treatment of prostate, bladder and
cleaner than it was before. kidney cancers. The hospital has been
planned with the future in mind and can
be expanded to accommodate up to
300 beds.
The hospital also has a dedicated
Waterfall City Netcare 911 emergency
medical service for Waterfall City
citizens – you can reach it by dialling
010 209 8365.
Experienced staff in Netcare 911’s
national emergency operations
centre (EOC) engage with callers
and dispatch emergency medical
personnel to provide the assistance
required timeously. Services that extend
beyond emergency medical services
(EMS) resource dispatch, include
telephonic and live video conferencing
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
coaching.
This process allows trained and versatile
team members to video conference with
the callers directly while performing
CPR on mannequins in the call centre,
enabling them to copy the steps for this
critical lifesaving intervention.
Netcare 911 also has a ‘Locate Me’
function for when you do not know
where you are. Irrespective of location,
an SMS link will be sent to you, allowing
the team to track your GPS coordinates
and find you.
Did you know? Netcare has a fleet
of medivac (medical evacuation)
helicopters based at the Ultimate
Heliport in Waterfall City.