Pretoria's Steve Biko hospital under severe strain from Covid patients

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“The increased number of patients are sicker and require critical care, with some arriving in groups and putting serious pressure on the facility,” the department said.

“The complex is currently under pressure especially with regards to the patients that require specialist immediate attention and therefore can be treated in only certain hospitals, that are also overwhelmed.”

“Gauteng Health has an ambulance diversion system, where upon ambulances get information on what services are under pressure in any of the hospitals. With non Covid-19 patients that service gets utilised but for Covid-19 patients all hospitals are inundated. Covid-19 patients require immediate care.

 

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They should have built 3 hospitals from the 500 billion

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Stop fooling people.... Where is the picture of people arriving in groups? Or a hospital thsy can't cope? Not a barricaded road...what are those cars for?

With R1billion they could have built a hospital or two... but anyway...

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