Filthy hospital conditions even shames nurse
Boksburg resident, Sebrina Bezuidenhout, has raised her concerns over the state of the Tambo Memorial Hospital.
According to her, she took her boyfriend to the hospital’s emergency room on August 9.
“The service was fine, however, I was totally disgusted by the cleanliness of the hospital,” says Bezuidenhout.
She says that the toilet was covered by urine and faecal matter, left for others to continue to use.
“The nurse was even embarrassed when I told her. I just feel that we pay so much tax and get services like this, it’s not right.”
Jack Bloom, DA Gauteng Health spokesperson, says that unfortunately, many State hospitals rate low on cleanliness.
“Toilets seem to be a particular problem and poor hygiene in hospitals can lead to cross-infection, because of infectious sick patients.”
He says that if the Tambo Memorial Hospital is short of cleaners, they should use young people on the Expanded Public Works Programme to assist.
“There should be no compromise in ensuring a high state of cleanliness in a hospital,” says Bloom.
The Advertiser contacted the Gauteng Department of Health, as well as the hospital for comment. At the time of going to print no comment had been received. – @CarmenBoksburg
