Frail 80-year old Afrikaner Frederick Botha breaks a hip: waits 8 DAYS for the only working ambulance in Krugersdorp (pop. 300,000)
The Sowetan carries this story ONLY in its print edition: Wednesday, July 17 - 2013
Elderly, frail (80) year old Afrikaner waits nearly two weeks for ambulance, Krugersdorp (ANC-name: Mogale City), in South Africa.
After falling and apparently fracturing his hip, Frederick Botha suffered for two weeks in considerable pain while waiting for the only working ambulance to fetch and take him to hospital for treatment.
The only working ambulance, serves 300 000 residents, according to the paper. "Refentse Mangope, spokesman for West Rand district municipality, said they "had" (sic) noted the challenges that ambulance operators and emergency medical services personnel encountered during calls"
"It's a challenge and the provincial health department has been engaged on this matter"
Note how he makes mention of the complaints of the call operators -- but not the complaints from the patients suffering as a result of the incompetence of his municipality?"
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=392453&sn=Detail&pid=71616
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