WATCH | Patient lying in filth at Tembisa Hospital prompts visit by Gauteng health MEC

Gauteng health and wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko visited Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on Friday after a video showed a mental patient lying in filth at the facility.

“My brother here is feeding his brother because there is no one. There is no food, there is nothing. Let us try something guys as a community: councillors, mayors, MEC, health department let us come here and see what is going on at Thembisa Hospital.” “When we arrived, indeed, those were psychiatric patients that we received. There were about 17 of them that we admitted. Unfortunately, we didn’t have space for them to go to because they were still waiting for the doctors to come and check them, like psychiatrists and your physicians that must check them, and after those observations we are able to admit them,” said Nkomo-Ralehoko.

“... There are two wards that we have organised now. Even those that are still waiting to be diagnosed by the doctors so that we know whether they will be outpatients or they will be in, just to normalise this environment that was not seen correctly out there.”“They were fighting among each other. They were breaking things when they arrived but the doctors managed to see them. They had to give them a diagnosis and understand what is it that we can do in terms of treating them ...

Why did she only decide to visit the hospital after the exposure? They are fully aware of the state of affairs the hospitals... Sies man!!!

South Africa is without pride. How can you find Durban acceptable How are these cities and hospitals run?

They can't act before disgraceful, what kind of leadership is this

Ask the MEC if they will go to thembisa hospital for treatment public servants should be mandated to go to public hospitals for their medical care ...people for the people should lead by example then we will see real change

It's nothing new, Makhura's rotten legacy.

Don't worry, the NHI will solve all of this....then...then..maybe the State Bank will assist with additional money to assist as well.

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Tembisa Hospital video was taken out of context - Gauteng health MECThe Gauteng Department of Health said that when the video was taken, the casualty ward was full, and the overflow area was used to relieve the pressure. The usual excuse…. Yeah.....almost like the R1bn corruption that took place at the same hospital.....for 'CONTEXT' I think the Mec must go for a check up at the hospital,how can she defend shit like this
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