Afrikaner gangrene patient Lodewyk Williams left untreated in Madadeni Hospital Newcastle
Family of Lodewyk Williams do not believe he will survive.
12 August 2013 Bruce Douglas Madadeni Hospital has denied claims that a 71-year-old gangrene patient was sent home without adequate treatment. In fact, said hospital spokesman, Gcina Dube, there was no record of 71-year-old resident Lodewyk Williams even being admitted for treatment.
Mr Wiiliams' son-in-law, Gerhard Stoltz tells a different story. According to Mr Stoltz and family, they took Mr Williams to the hospital in July to have a specialist treat spreading gangrene of the feet. A catheter was inserted and painkillers were prescribed.
“They sent him home and said he needed urine tests the next time he was in,” Mr Stoltz said.After being referred to Utrecht's Niemeyer Memorial Hospital and then sent to Madadeni Hospital, Mr Stoltz admitted they chose to wait no longer than four hours for assistance. A few days later, they repeated the process.
“The old man had to sit in a wheelchair and wait for five hours before someone helped him.”According to the family, a doctor told Mr Williams he would undergo an amputation on August 23. However, the family do not believe he will survive until then.
“He gets worse every day, his urine is full of blood and he can hardly talk.”Asked if information could be verified for the purpose of a report, Mr Stoltz showed hospital discharge forms which had not been completed.
At the time of going to print, Mr Stoltz was in the process of gathering information to support his complaints, while Madadeni Hospital maintained "there was no record that Mr Williams was even a patient there".
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