2500 patients wait for surgery at Steve Biko Hospital
5 September 2019
2500 patients are on the waiting lists for surgery at the Steve Biko Hospital, some of whom will wait up to two years for an operation.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku in a written reply to my question in the Gauteng Legislature.
The worst wait is in Orthopaedics, where 600 patients will wait from 18 months to two years for a hip or knee operation.
Waiting time for Cardiothoracic surgery is two weeks, and General Surgery between 8 and 12 months.