Page 27 - Jack Bloom News Today

A fire and no water. With parts of Charlotte Maxeke gone up in flames and other facilities relying on water trucks, Johannesburg’s hospitals are in ICU, and it appears there is no help in sight.

Gauteng, North West hospitals facing multi-faceted crisis By Ntombi Nkosi Share Johannesburg – Patients at Gauteng and North West hospitals continue to suffer from problems such as a shortage of water, overcrowding, lack of medication and poor treatment by hospital staff. There was a shortage of water supply at the Hursthill, Brixton and Crosby areas, leading to two hospitals, Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph, to be supplied with water tankers. Gauteng Health MEC spokesperson Kwara Kekana said t...

Gauteng shadow health MEC Jack Bloom said patients who were instructed to use nearby hospitals haven't received medical care due to backlogs

Interrupted water supply in parts of Joburg leaves Helen Joseph Hospital dry Joburg Water is warning Brixton, Hursthill, and Crosby are likely to be affected. Helen Joseph Hospital. Picture: Facebook. JOHANNESBURG - Large parts of Johannesburg can expect another day of interrupted water supply. Joburg Water is on Monday warning that Brixton, Hursthill, and Crosby are likely to be affected. It’s understood ...

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) is one of the biggest hospitals in the Southern hemisphere. It was closed in April after a fire that originated in an underground parking area caused a section of the hospital to collapse, rendering the entire facility unsafe.  A collapsed floor and roof after the fire at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg. No attempts have started to repair the damage. (Photo: Mark Heywood) Since then patients and staff have been relocated to othe...

Five years since the death of 144 mentality ill Life Esidimeni patients, the process of holding the former Gauteng health officials professionally and criminally liable has been ’extraordinarily slow’.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is concerned over what is believes to be chaos at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital vaccination site in Johannesburg.

Fire compliance failures Two senior firefighters from the City who spoke to Spotlight, say the two failings (mentioned by Kekana above) alone would sink a basic inspection or compliance audit. It was also not only the fire doors and the hydrant couplings that were faulty at Charlotte Maxeke. They say firefighters were not given building and floor plans of the hospital’s emergency exit plan when they arrived on the scene on the day of the fire. The emergency exit plan is essential for those n...

Covid-19: Public asked to assist elderly in registering for vaccine By Goitsemang Tlhabye Share Pretoria - With the advent of the third wave of Covid-19 fast approaching in Gauteng, the public has been asked to assist with getting the elderly registered for the government’s next phase of vaccination efforts. Premier David Makhura said the command centre had noted a steady increase in the number of new infections across the province, indicating that the third wave was approaching. He said ther...

Makhura pleads with the public to register the elderly for vaccination By Staff Reporter Share Johannesburg - With the advent of the third wave of Covid-19 cases approaching in Gauteng, the public has been asked to assist with getting the elderly registered for the government’s next phase of vaccination efforts. Premier David Makhura said the command centre had noted a steady increase in the number of new infections across the province. He said there had been an increase in the number of new ...