{"id":12845,"date":"2014-02-03T14:02:29","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T14:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12845"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:02:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T14:02:29","slug":"only-one-out-of-394-s-african-state-hospitals-functioning-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12845","title":{"rendered":"Only one out of 394 S. African state hospitals functioning properly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12846\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lebowakgomo_hospital.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12846\" alt=\"Lebowakgomo Hospital in Limpopo where services are said to have &quot;collapsed&quot;, according to newspaper reports\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lebowakgomo_hospital.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lebowakgomo Hospital in Limpopo where services are said to have &#8220;collapsed&#8221;, according to newspaper reports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only one out 394 South African state hospitals was found to adhere to the required standards of &#8220;cleanliness, infection control and drug stock; as well as acceptable staff attitudes, patient safety standards and reasonable waiting times&#8221;, it was reported by a Sunday newspaper yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This finding came to light during an official audit. The lone hospital adhering to the laid-down norms was Witrand Psychiatric Hospital in Potchefstroom, a rural city 100 km west of Johannesburg which may have been less blighted by affirmative action, racial quotas and corruption than the rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other side of the spectrum, the Zebediela Hospital in Limpopo province received only 7 percent for cleanliness and the Standerton TB Hospital registered an equally shocking 8 percent for staff attitudes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results recenlty published came from an audit held from May 2011 to may 2012 at 3880 hospitals and clinics throughout South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Up to 93 percent of hospital wards did not have &#8220;adequate and functional equipment needed to ensure the safety of mothers and children&#8221; while a mere 32 percent were seen &#8220;to have sufficient infection control procedures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In only two of the hospitals were conditions such that patients might feel safe and overall three quarters of staff were found to be &#8220;not caring about patients&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only one out 394 South African state hospitals was found to adhere to the required standards of &#8220;cleanliness, infection control and drug stock; as well as acceptable staff attitudes, patient safety standards and reasonable waiting times&#8221;, it was reported by a Sunday newspaper yesterday. This finding came to light during an official audit. The lone &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12845\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Only one out of 394 S. 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