Nurses pleas ‘ignored’ at Ekurhuleni hospital

Dennis TAugust 25, 2018

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Nurses at Ekurhuleni’s Thelle Mogoerane Hospital say more lives will be lost, if the health department continues to ignore pleas for better equipment and management.

At least two babies have died at the hospital since July, as a result of a suspected antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a neonatal ward.

eNCA’s Masego Rahlaga has more on this story.

Upon arriving at the theatre the student nurses were allegedly turned back and told the patient must return with a professional nurse.”

The nurse, who asked not to be named for fear of victimisation, said the woman died from internal bleeding after birth before she could be assisted.

There was only one nurse in the ward looking after the patients. She said the ward was meant to accommodate 17 women, but they have had up to 30 patients a day, with some women forced to sleep on the floor and in the linen storeroom.

The department was placed under administration in 2013, which means a decision such as hiring hospital staff can’t be effected without a clearance from the provincial treasury and the premier’s office.

Mvambi said the hospital was burdened because it services locals while getting referrals from North West, Eastern Cape and Lesotho. He said they would investigate the recent maternal death to find out what caused it.

“Sometimes people are delayed for referrals and by the time they get to our facilities, we are unable to assist them.

Source: IOL

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