SOWETO HEALTH: Fire aftermath: Gauteng hospital staff and patients describe panic and chaos during evacuation

Patients at the Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital in Soweto said they witnessed a commotion as management struggled to move people to safety when a fire broke out there on Monday.

Eight patients were taken to the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital for gynaecological attention and 13 were transferred to the Sterkfontein Hospital. It was not immediately clear how many patients, if any, were transferred to other health centres.Bheki Mlangeni hospital is currently on divert and we would like to appeal to the health users to utilise surrounding healthcare facilities till further notice,” the hospital said in a statement on Monday.

Staff had panicked when the fire broke out, especially because they were not sure of management’s competence in dealing with a disaster.We were scared and panicking, but waited for word from management on what to do next,” said the senior nurse.It was a very painful thing to see. They must now get to the bottom of what caused the fire because this should never happen in a hospital again.

Lipholo said she came face to face with the challenges at the hospital when she came to deliver her baby a few months ago. She said staff kept complaining about personnel shortages.Government rushed into opening the hospital. They were not ready. There are far too many problems at this hospital. If they are short-staffed, why not hire the many nursing graduates who are sitting at home looking for work? It’s poor management,” Lipholo senior said.I don’t feel safe.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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