A burst pipe on the roof level of Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital caused flooding and the evacuation of patients on Monday.
, in an oral reply to questions at a sitting of the Gauteng legislature, revealed that a positron emission tomography scan machine used for diagnosing cancer patients atwhich prevents it from overheating.
“According to Mokgethi, 120 to 150 cancer patients have been adversely affected by the lack of PET scans at the hospital. The air-conditioning unit has been overhauled and was due to be calibrated yesterday, but this could not be done because of flooding. “It is most distressing that cancer patients face further delays in treatment because of poor maintenance,” said Bloom.“We had hoped to have the machine back online today, and invite patients back for the service, but due to the burst water pipe that has not been the case. We have engaged the concerned patients. We sincerely apologise for this inconvenience. We can assure them the matter is receiving urgent attention,” said Mokgethi.
She said there was a process under way to procure another PET machine for the hospital to reduce reliance on one machine.In April tn estimated R40m worth of PPE and certain equipment were burnt. The hospital was slowly returning to full operation when the flooding happened.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Patients evacuated from Charlotte Maxeke as burst pipe causes floodingA burst pipe on the roof level of Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital caused flooding and the evacuation of patients on Monday.
Read more »
WATCH | Patients moved after wards flooded at Charlotte Maxeke hospitalA burst pipe has led to flooding at Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke hospital.
Read more »
Patients evacuated from Charlotte Maxeke as burst pipe causes floodingA burst pipe on the roof level of Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital caused flooding and the evacuation of patients on Monday.
Read more »
WATCH | Patients moved after wards flooded at Charlotte Maxeke hospitalA burst pipe has led to flooding at Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke hospital.
Read more »
School fight suspected to have caused Grade 2 pupil's deathA Grade 2 pupil has died from his injuries after an alleged fight at school in Rustenburg, North West.
Read more »
'We asked for blankets from private hospital to help freezing patients'A former Gauteng department of health official said she had to get blankets from a private hospital to make sure mental health patients did not freeze to death.
Read more »