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Claims that Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is still closed and non-functional are incorrect as the facility is partially open and functioning at 'between 75% and 80% capacity', says health minister Joe Phaahla.

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CT scanner at the CWM Hospital is now working however is old and needs to be replaced – Dr. Fong

Did. they set up two separate areas in the surgery area of the hospital. one for surgery trauma and one was chest trauma. so one coming into the er that had obvious chest unit went in one unit. and once they got us there and came utout imaging, then we had to make a decision on triaugbasis on which victims seemed salvable versus ones that were going to be futile and make a decision on who would go to the ct scanner. once we had that done, once they rolled off the scanner, we had a decision who w...

Okay too? >> i think were just figuring that out. >> were just trying to get him better. >> reporter: this is your ct scanner. >> yes, one of a couple of that we have. >> reporter: up. does something like this cost? >> the room, the infrastructure, probably over 1.5 million. >> reporter: $1.5 million. >> im sure. >> reporter: in an emergency department, is it normal to invest a million and a half dollars in a c.t. scanner? >> absolutely. >> reporter: americans put this to good use. part of the r...

Also cleveland clinic is now doing it. neurologists say time is brain. thats their expression. time is brain. so if you diagnose is stroke earlier and intervene earlier with a clot buster you prevent the stroke will ever it actually damages the brain. thats the goal. we like to say three to four hours, thats your target. meanwhile, thats just a number. the real number is the earlier the better. somebody wakes up and they have weakness or cant find their words -- >> call 911. >> even if they dont...

Plane picked her up, last picture inside my dorm room. leaving now to go outside to wait for plane to land. cheers, renee. the new hampshire woman is finally on her way, gone from the south pole two months after what she believes was a stroke, telling abc news she needed to get out. her speech and vision is already impaired. you can hear it in her strained voice. >> as i am just sitting here waiting who knows what is going on inside me. i dont know what is going on inside me. >> reporter: she is...