Izindaba
Port Elizabeth’s tertiary care reaches crisis point
Abstract
Almost across disciplines, health care in the Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital Complex (PEPHC) has deteriorated so badly in the past six months that short-staffed departmental heads are unapologetically cutting back on vital patient services to focus only on the very sick and dying.
Author's affiliations
Chris Bateman, HMPG
Keywords
departmental heads, press conference, cut-back on vital patient services, Port Elizabeth tertiary hospitals
Cite this article
South African Medical Journal 2012;102(9):720-722.
DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.6173
Article History
Date submitted: 2012-07-28
Date published: 2012-09-03
Date published: 2012-09-03
Article Views
Abstract views: 2570
Full text views: 8996
Full text views: 8996
Comments on this article
*Read our policy for posting comments here