The dire state of South Africa's public hospitals severely impact patient care and safety.
SOUTH African public hospitals are crumbling.
A lack of maintenance and upkeep has seen critical healthcare facilities in Gauteng fall into a state of disrepair.
Daily Sun recently visited several government hospitals to inspect the infrastructure, and what we found was troubling.
Toilets that are out of order at Sebokeng Hospital are covered in plastic to prevent people from using them accidentally (Trevor Kunene)
Many facilities showed severe signs of neglect, with rusty equipment, leaking pipes, and blocked toilets. Floors were missing tiles, the paint was peeling off the walls, and potholes were found on the roads leading to the hospitals.
Outside the wards, old stretchers were left abandoned, highlighting a serious need for repairs and upgrades.
These poor conditions not only look bad but also affect patient care and safety, raising concerns about how resources are being used at these critical public healthcare facilities.
The filthy condition of the urinal at Sebokeng Hospital (Trevor Kunene) A bucket is placed under a leaking urinal at Sebokeng Hospital (Trevor Kunene) Leaking water pipes and rusty doors at Sebokeng Hospital (Trevor Kunene) Broken and missing tiles at public hospitals are a danger to patients who can't walk properly (Trevor Kunene) Some toilet water cisterns don't have covers due to a lack of maintenance at Leratong Hospital in Mogale City (Trevor Kunene) Old and unused beds and stretchers stacked outside Leratong Hospital (Trevor Kunene) Frustrated patients waiting in a long queue at a hospital (Trevor Kunene) Due to staff shortages and overcrowding, long queues at the hospitals are inevitable (Trevor Kunene) Rusty leaking pipes at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (Trevor Kunene) Patients at Sebokeng Hospital have limited ablution facilities to use (Trevor Kunene)
