676 Patients wait for Ops at Steve Biko Hospital
18 July 2016
676 patients are on the waiting lists for operations at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, some for as long as two years.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
The breakdown of the waiting lists is as follows:
Hip surgery - 268 patients