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Health department silent after alleged hospital horrorMichelle Boshoff
The disturbing reality of emotional turmoil after a miscarriage is something many would-be-mothers and mothers can relate to.
But a nightmare of a different kind awaited a young woman (21) after she was led to believe Lydenburg Hospital had performed a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure on her. A D&C is an operation to remove tissue from inside the uterus. The young woman contacted
Steelburger/ Lydenburg News about her experience after reading two other articles regarding Lydenburg Hospital earlier this year. On Thursday January 29 (Hospital site visit by DA) and Thursday February 10 (Floodgates open with complaints of hospital) patients gave accounts of their experiences at the hospital. DA member of parliament, Sonja Boshoff, is aware of this case and has requested an investigation by the minister of health. She was also instrumental in launching a probe by the party after other patients had come forward