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Surgery waiting list haunts patients!

NW mother becomes the first patient to undergo a heart operation in a township hospital

The six-hour surgery, conducted on a Friday, was a success, with Vanstawel recovering well. This operation marks the first heart surgery at a public hospital in the North West province.

Health Dept claims to have completed 14 000 surgeries in 27 days

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko clarified that the 38 000-patient list had been drastically trimmed since the end of April

Surgical backlogs are far from over in Gauteng as thousands continue to wait

According to the different hospitals and the department, the major reasons for the long waiting lists include staff vacancies, a shortage of ICU beds for aftercare, limited theatre time, infrastructure problems and water and power cuts.

Attempts to discredit elimination of surgical backlogs dismissed - DGH - POLITICS

Dept says it has managed to clear the backlog of 37,000 surgeries within a span of nine months