Specialised Services

Anaesthesia & Pain Management

Pain can impact every aspect of your life, hence the importance of having timely and effective treatment to find relief.

C-Care offers you and your family the latest and most innovative treatments for all types of pain, from acute to chronic. We have a team of experts who are highly trained and experienced in the field of anaesthesia and pain management and they will do everything they can to provide the best care possible whether it is a one-time event or a chronic problem.

Sleep Lab

Good sleep for good health

C-Care’s Sleep Lab provides effective and helpful treatments for those suffering from sleep apnoea and other sleep disorders. This unit is equipped with cutting edge technology to monitor breathing, movement of patients and sleeping patterns along with any other sleep disorders.

Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the sleep lab’s mission is to focus on the quality of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ensuring the patients’ care and satisfaction are top priorities

Our Services
Firstly, the sleep physician will determine if you have health problems that possibly relate to poor sleep patterns and then arrange a sleep study if required.
This could be in the form of a polysomnography in the sleep lab overnight, a short sleep study or a respiratory polygraphy, either in the ambulatory or in the Sleep Lab.

Then there will be a debriefing session with the sleep physician, where the analysis of testing is explained, the diagnosis is provided and a treatment plan discussed.

Our Different Sleep Tests

The respiratory polygraphy

This study records your breathing rate and airflow, heart rate and oxygen levels and is performed in the home. The doctor or technician will train you in using the equipment and will not be present overnight du ring the study.

The polysomnography

This study is performed overnight in the sleep laboratory (a hospital private room). Several body functions are measured during sleep including brain activity, breathing, heart rate, body movement, and eye movement. The medical team is present and observing during this study.

MSLT/ MWT

Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT): This study is conducted to determine how sleepy you are during the day. The MSLT is used most often to diagnose narcolepsy (inability to stay awake during the day) and see what might be causing excessive daytime sleepiness.

Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT): This study is done to see how well you can remain awake when you are in a situation that encourages you to feel sleepy.

Symptoms of sleep disorders

Most common symptoms:

Snoring loudly during sleep
Sleeping in a fitful or restless manner
Feeling very sleepy during the day
Difficulty falling asleep
Frequently awaking at night and/or early in the morning
Difficulty waking up in morning

If you have one or more of these signs, you may have a sleep problem. An appointment with our sleep specialist is strongly advised.

Dietetics & Nutrition

Eat well, live well, stay well

Healthy nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

Your diet can make a huge difference to your health, leading to an improved life expectancy and better quality of life.

Our experts in Dietetics and Nutrition will create a personalised preventive care programme based on your needs and goals, taking into account any health concerns you may have.

Our Dietetics department supervises all meals with special attention to menu planning, and nutritional requirements based on the patient’s needs or related to the procedure undergone.

Services:

Nutritional assessment and nutrition education
Tailor-made diet plans for your wellbeing
Personalised counselling and follow-ups
Progress monitoring to help you attain your goals

What we offer:

Diabetes management
Weight loss and weight management
Nutritional management of hypertension and CVD
Paediatric nutrition
Healthy eating during pregnancy and lactation
Guidelines and tips to cultivate healthy eating and lifestyle
Guidelines to help you make the right food choices at work and at home
Nutrition education related to chronic diseases

Speech & Language Therapy

One-on-one therapy for individualised attention

Do you or one of your family members have a difficulty understanding or producing speech?

At C-Care offers a comprehensive range of speech and language therapy services to individuals of all ages, from infants to adults. We provide individualised treatment and assistance in aiding hearing loss and communication impairments for all age groups.

Our Services:

Pure tone audiometry
Impedance audiometry
Otoacoustic emission
ABR
CASSR
Speech therapy

HomeCare

Receive the care you need in the comfort of your own home

Being bedridden, handicapped or old can be a difficult and isolating experience, which is why at C-Care we go above and beyond to make sure you receive the best possible care.

Our teams from C-Care Grand Baie and C-Care Tamarin come to your area for your nursing care or medical consultation by appointment, to provide you with the care and attention you need in the comfort of your own home.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists (OT) are allied health professionals who treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help their patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. OTs enable people to participate in activities they find meaningful, including self-care (showering, toileting, dressing, eating), work/productivity and leisure.

OT is a holistic and client-centred profession that involves ongoing assessments to understand what activities you can do, any limitations you may have and your goals/motivations. OTs can offer advice/techniques about how to do a particular task/activity more easily and safely. They also prescribe devices/equipments and home modifications to help you do the activities you want / need or are expected to do in your every day life. OTs work with people of all ages, from paediatric to geriatric.

Travel Clinic

We keep you protected all the way

Travelling overseas is great fun, but you don’t want your holiday to be ruined by a medical condition.

If you are planning a trip outside Mauritius, please ensure that you and your loved ones are protected. You may run the risk of contracting a disease while travelling; it is even possible you may pass on an infection to your family on returning.

Our Travel Clinic specialises in pre-travel medical advice as well as providing travel vaccines, prescriptions for travellers with conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, asthma and thrombophilia.

We also provide advice and prescribe medications for travellers with medical conditions.

Our Services

Pre-travel consultations and fit-to-fly assessment
Travel vaccinations
Yellow Fever vaccination – C-Care is a recognised WHO Vaccination Centre
Diagnostics and investigations
Post-travel consultations

How do I use the Travel Clinic?

Please call the Travel Clinic, preferably 6 – 8 weeks before you travel, giving us adequate time to provide the recommended vaccines.

Please have the following information available when you visit the Travel Clinic:

Travellers with medical conditions should provide information on recent medical and surgical interventions, and the use of any medical devices
A list of all the medications you take
Dates of departure and return to Mauritius
Immunisation history
A list of all countries to which you will be travelling (including countries in transit)
List of medical tests for students travelling overseas for studies

Medications

If you are travelling to one of the many tropical or subtropical countries where malaria is endemic, we will provide anti-malarial medication (malaria prophylaxis), educational literature and recommendations on avoiding insect-borne illnesses.

To prevent gastrointestinal disorders, we offer advice on avoiding food-borne illnesses and may recommend anti-diarrheal medication.

Travellers on their own medications are advised to take an adequate stock of medications with valid prescriptions.

Some travellers may require prophylaxis against deep vein thrombosis on long haul flights.