2436 patients wait for ops at Joburg Hospital
17 April 2018
2436 patients are on the waiting lists for surgery at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital (CMJH).
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
She says that long waiting lists are caused by the following:
- Prioritization of emergency cases