NORTH WEST: Poor maintenance blamed for flooding at Klerksdorp hospital

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Doctors, emergency services workers and hospital staff battled till the early hours of Friday morning to clear floodwater from Tshepong Hospital after a downpour.

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oor planning and maintenance for the recent flooding of Tshepong Hospital in KlerksdorpNorth West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha visits Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp to assess the impact of the flooding.

forced the temporary closure of the casualty and outpatient departments, its kit room and parts of its pharmacy.Patients were safely moved into wards and ambulances and emergencies were diverted to Klerksdorp Hospital as doctors, emergency services workers and hospital staff battled till the early hours of Friday morning to clear away the water. No patients were affected and the hospital was fully operational within less than 24 hours.

Dr Israel Mahume said: “It started off as a small rain, it lasted an hour, to an hour and a half. That is when the flood started. It was very bad. The staff that were there managed to start cleaning up as soon as the rain stopped.“Everybody came on board with a broom and swept the water away. It was a very tough job and even our CEO was present. Our chief directors and some of our management were also there.

“The fire department and Emergency Medical Rescue Services were also called. It took around 18 hours before we could open the casualty [ward] again.”Hospital CEO Thulane Madonsela dismissed allegations of a leaking roof and said, “The drainage system could not carry the load of water coming from the other side that went into the hospital. So it’s not what other people are saying.

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