Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has assured the public that patient management was not compromised after power cuts at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
The hospital lost power around 3am today due to alleged cable theft in the area. The hospital’s 11 generators kicked in immediately, except one ICU generator.
MEC Mahlangu said the Department will investigate the reasons why the generator at the ICU failed to kick in to ensure that such incident does not recur again.
She has assured the public that patient management was not compromised, as hospital generators kicked in promptly.
All the 24 patients who were at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Care at the time of the incident were evacuated to the recovery theatre.
Emergency Ambulance was on standby to transfer patients to other facilities.
“Power utility, City Power has assured the Department that power will be restored to the hospital sometime today,” MEC Mahlangu said. – SAnews.gov.za
