BARA HOSPITAL FACES MOST NEGLIGENCE CASES
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital faces 86 medico-legal claims which total R420 million, the highest for all public hospitals in Gauteng.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature concerning legal claims against the Gauteng Health Department in 2012/2013.
Most of the claims (68) at Bara Hospital are for alleged brain damage at birth, for which an average amount of R5 million is claimed for each incident.
Other hospitals with high claims include the following:
Natalspruit Hospital - 36 claims, of which 18 are for damage at birth