Gauteng Health MEC confirms number of patients awaiting surgery tops 38 000

Patients can wait up to five years for a hip replacement as hospitals deal with no-shows, insufficient post-op ICU beds and staff vacancies

.The full scale of Gauteng’s medical needs were revealed by questions posed in the provincial legislature.As per the MEC’s written response, the current waiting list for surgeries at state run facilities in the province totals 38 164 patients.

This project cleared a backlog of roughly 36 000 in nine months and the MEC stressed the current waiting list is made up of new cases.Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria has the longest waiting list, with 7 366 patients in line for treatment. Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital has a backlog of 3 777 patients, while Tshwane District Hospital, which is at the same premises as theKalafong, Tembisa, Helen Joseph, Mamelodi and Sebokeng each have a waiting list ranging from roughly 1 400 to 1 900 patients.

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