The water shortage affected the laundry, maternity ward, kitchen and general operations while patients could not be washed.<\/p>\n
A patient who did not want her name to be mentioned told the Observer that no explanations, other than a pipe burst, were given to patients.<\/p>\n
“We have to wait hours to get hot water and flushing toilets is a huge problem” the patient said.<\/p>\n
CEO Philemon Letlalo said the matter is still being investigated. He refuted claims of lack of professionalism by the construction company.”<\/p>\n
After the first pipes burst, attempts of getting it fixed caused the other two to burst. It seems that the water pressure is too high for the pipes.<\/p>\n
And we should also take into consideration the fact that the hospital’s infrastructure is old. We have made an<\/p>\n
appointment for the 6th of May with engineers to determine the exact cause of the problem.<\/p>\n
” This is a very big inconvenience with patients having to use basins to bath and use limited water in the toilets supplied by the municipality. It’s is a hassle to get the hospital running. We have to boil water using stoves. I can safely say that the revamping of the road and maternity ward has nothing to do with the pipes bursting,” said the CEO.<\/p>\n
On Thursday morning the laundry was completely shut, some patients are still using cold bucket water to bath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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