Carletonville Hospital said today, October 22, that it is experiencing a water shortage, which is linked to the ongoing water supply problems throughout the Merafong City Local Municipality.

“Carletonville District Hospital is currently experiencing water supply challenges due to ongoing municipal water outages, which have placed significant strain on our central water pumps,” says the hospitals’ communication officer, Matabo Letsoalo.

He says that, unfortunately, one of the hospital’s pumps ceased functioning overnight, resulting in limited water supply to the main hospital building.

“The matter has been urgently escalated to the Gauteng Department of Health Infrastructure Management Unit (IMU), who have appointed a service provider to repair the damaged pump. We sincerely apologize to our patients, visitors, and staff for the inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work diligently to restore normal water supply as soon as possible. Our teams are doing everything possible to minimize disruption to hospital operations and ensure patient care continues safely,” he added.