City Press has seen internal communication from a healthcare specialist working at CMJAH who floated the idea of a protest. They say there is a total lack of support from the Gauteng health department and provincial and national government
Many patients had to be transferred to other wings of the hospital, while some remained without beds following the flooding.Gauteng health department spokesperson Kwara Kekana told City Press that the flooding was as a result of a burst pipe on level 16 in block five of the hospital.Covid-19 patients were among those affected and had to be transferred. The flood also further delayed the resumption of CT scanning services at the public hospital.
“There have been problems with leaking pipes at this hospital for many years, which is due to poor maintenance. It is extremely unfortunate that the flooding has affected the ICU for Covid-19 patients, which is vitally needed as we face a surge of fourth wave cases,” he said. Kekana explained that due to CMJAH being a central academic hospital with highly specialised services, and which uses a referral system, no patients were turned away due to the flooding..
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