A sick man and his wife who arrived at Port Elizabeth's Livingstone Hospital casualty division in the early hours of the morning were received by a man drinking a quart of beer. and who appeared to be intoxicated.
The wife, who prefers to remain anonymous, said her husband collapsed at their home in Port Elizabeth around 01:00 on Thursday. She then rushed him to hospital.
"This man with the beer was the first point of contact at casualty where patients are admitted. He was behind the service counter, but incapable of doing anything. He was still drinking his beer right there," she said. "There I was, with my husband unconscious in a wheelchair, and standing between me and the doctors is a man who can't even open a file." Moments later, a doctor arrived, seemingly to complain about a previous patient's file.
The woman then told the doctor that her husband required urgent medical attention. The doctor assisted her husband, while a nurse took over the paperwork."The doctors and nurses were very helpful. Now this one guy [at reception] is tarnishing the whole hospital's image." Lwandile Sicwetsha, Eastern Cape health department spokesperson, told Netwerk24 that the department was aware of the incident and was conducting an internal investigation.Read more on:
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