DA up in arms as Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha allegedly turns back patients in need of surgical operations
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Orthopedic surgeons at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, are reportedly unable to operate on patients with broken bones as they have no implants. According to online publication Daily Maverick, instead of surgery, orthopedic patients are being given a letter that explaining that they cannot be helped and lists three telephone numbers: one for the hospital's complaint service, the other for the Eastern Cape Department of Health's complaint line, and the third for the Presidential Hotline for patients to call. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to DA MPL and health portfolio committee member, Jane Cowley.