Gauteng MEC for health blasts private hospitals for turning away patients
23 June 2016 - 18:02
Gauteng MEC for Health Qedani Mahlangu has blasted private healthcare facilities for turning patients whose lives are in danger away because they cannot pay. According to Mahlangu‚ a woman in need of emergency treatment was recently asked to put down R500‚000 before she could be attended to at a Kempton Park hospital.
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