Nearly 900 operations have been cancelled at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital this year alone. | TebogoMonama
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi, in written replies, told the Gauteng legislature that her department was working on reducing cancellations.
She said 870 operations had been cancelled in total, but that the department was working on fixing the problem. She said they were also looking into appointing a clinical manager who would oversee 46 theatres at the hospital. Gauteng doctor reinstated after industry backlash, dept vows to tackle poor state of hospitals
"The facility has also purchased disposable linen to compensate for the shortfalls. In incidents where washers are not operational, the facility outsources laundry services privately," Mokgethi said. "Surgeons are hugely frustrated when an operation cannot proceed because of a linen shortage or another avoidable reason. Some patients have waited years for operations, only to be disappointed at the last moment when their surgery is cancelled."
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