Family accuses a Vosloorus clinic of turning away patient who later died

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A Vosloorus family in Ekurhuleni has accused staff at Ext 28 Clinic of turning away a woman who had come to seek help for her sick boyfriend. The man died later at another health facility.

Anele Mgengo, cousin to the late Tshepo Khumalo who died after he was allegedly turned back by Vosloorus Clinic Ext. 28 in Ekurhuleni.A Vosloorus family in Ekurhuleni has accused staff at Ext 28 Clinic of turning away a woman who had come to seek help for her sick boyfriend. The man died later at another health facility.

“She asked them to at least call an ambulance to come and help but they told her that they can only be able to call a private ambulance… she then left to look for someone who could take him to another health facility,” Mgengo said.Image:The house where Khumalo stayed is just a stone's throw away from the initial clinic.Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital“My brother had a chance of survival and they did not help him. Dineo arrived at the clinic around 3.45pm and the clinic closes at 4.

 

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