Inside the hospital of death: St Augustine’s battles Covid-19 stigma

Despite hospital undergoing deep decontamination, healthcare worker claims crisis is being used for political point scoring and doctors treated like lepers

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a media briefing in Pietermaritzburg on Friday that KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu had been instructed to initiate investigations on protocols in place at other private hospitals in the province after several complaints were lodged with the department.

There may be a lot of frustration towards the hospital management for their poor communication to the staff during this crisis, but they have not been negligent.Armed with a letter from the clinic noting his need for treatment, and a driver who has permission to drive him there, Klingbiel makes the short journey after his wife Jenny has given him “a squirt of hand sanitiser”, a process she repeats when he returns home.

“There are about 30 people on dialysis at the same time, sitting quite close to each other. And when they are done, more arrive. He must go, as much as I don’t want him to. He knows if he gets the virus it will be fatal. I keep praying [he doesn’t get it],” she said. A health worker based at St Augustine’s, who spoke to City Press on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions, said Netcare had been among the most proactive group in implementing protocols with regards to Covid-19. However, no one had experienced this before, said the source.

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