Catherisation Laboratory at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is operational

6 Jun 2011

The allegations by Democratic Alliance (DA) provincial leader, Jack Bloom that doctors at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's heart unit have battled to open patients' blocked arteries for the past two weeks because of a broken Catherisation Laboratory machine are untrue.

The hospital's Cath Lab has two machines and on Wednesday last week, one machine was faulty. Technicians were called in to repair the machine and it was operational the next day. Patients were assisted using the second machine.

There is also no backlog at the Cath Lab as alleged.

Statement issued by Simon Zwane, Gauteng Health and Social Development, June 6 2011

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