Cold comfort: Free State hospital patients say they're bracing the cold without blankets

[rvZA]

In July, temperatures in some parts of the Free State dropped as low as minus -8°C, but at some hospitals, patients were told to bring their own blankets or brace the cold without any.

However, when EFF MP Paulnita Marais raised the issue in a question to the health minister in Parliament, he - based on a response from the Free State health department - denied this, Spotlight reports.

"Universitas Hospital (in Bloemfontein) has enough blankets, and in the case of a shortage, the institution consults with other institutions to borrow from them," Health Minister Joe Phaahla said in his response.

"At Pelonomi Hospital (in Bloemfontein), there is an annual procurement for additional blankets to augment the available blankets, and the heating system is in good working condition. At National Hospital (in Bloemfontein), blankets are available and adequate. It is only at the Free State Psychiatric Complex (in Bloemfontein) where there is a shortage of blankets. However, there is an advert to procure 1 000 blankets, which was published on 6 June, and the closing date is 15 June 2022," he said.

Cold comfort: Free State hospital patients say they're bracing the cold without blankets | News24

In July, temperatures in some parts of the Free State dropped as low as -8 degrees C, but at some hospitals, patients were told to bring their own blankets or brace the cold without any.

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[rvZA]

Don't worry, the NHI is coming....

Some consolidation.... summer is now coming.

Also, Free Staters, please schedule procedures and emergencies for summer time.

Viva ANC, Viva South Africa! Amandla!

 

[ShaunSA]

Temps would be a lot warmer if they renamed the Free State

 

[Supervan II]

Let them have skinny jeans!

 

[konfab]

However, there is an advert to procure 1 000 blankets, which was published on 6 June, and the closing date is 15 June 2022," he said.

Costing R1000 each .

 

[mojoman]

Batho Pele...

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

Costing R1000 each .

When Spotlight put these observations to Free State Department of Health spokesperson Mondli Mvambi, he said the department spent about R15 million on linen and blankets last year.

He denied that there was a blanket and linen shortage at National Hospital because the hospital recently bought more than 2 000 linen and more than 1 000 blankets. He said the temperatures of the heating systems in wards were regulated according to infection prevention control measures.

Well there's your farking problem eh?

Why can't they tell us how many units of linen + blankets that R15m bought them during the year? Also...if they bought 3000 units and the hospitals don't have, who are the thieves that "misappropriated" those blankets?

 

[rvZA]

Batho Pele...

Whats that mean? I once asked a friend and he said a baie harde piel. Not sure.

 

[mojoman]

Whats that mean? I once asked a friend and he said a baie harde piel. Not sure.

People first...
Its the way it is at government hospitals...
Always thinking of the patient...
People first...

 

[rvZA]

Well there's your farking problem eh?

Why can't they tell us how many units of linen + blankets that R15m bought them during the year? Also...if they bought 3000 units and the hospitals don't have, who are the thieves that "misappropriated" those blankets?

Spent R15m on linen and blankets. Lets give them benefit of the doubt and they bought 6000 units. He did say more than 3000. So, it would amount to R2500 a piece.

**** that is some expensive stuff right there.

 

[R13...]

Well there's your farking problem eh?

Why can't they tell us how many units of linen + blankets that R15m bought them during the year? Also...if they bought 3000 units and the hospitals don't have, who are the thieves that "misappropriated" those blankets?

Government here habitually buys and pays for **** that never gets delivered.

 

[rvZA]

Government here habitually buys and pays for **** that never gets delivered.

Oh.... the joys of BEE. Cannot use a business that is capable of delivering. Instead using a qualified candidate based on the colour of his skin, sharing kickbacks and getting nothing at all in return is the result of this policy.

 

[R13...]

Oh.... the joys of BEE. Cannot use a business that is capable of delivering. Instead using a qualified candidate based on the colour of his skin, sharing kickbacks and getting nothing at all in return is the result of this policy.

The corruption is in spite of BEE not because of it.

 

[rvZA]

The corruption is in spite of BEE not because of it.

100% because of it.

If BEE was not there, and proper procedures were in place, as it had been for decades before BEE, this would never have happened in the first place.

BEE enabled this. It is being enforced. It is being condoned. BEE goes hand in hand with the ANC's silent policy of "our time to eat".

 

[Cosmik Debris]

The corruption is in spite of BEE not because of it.

BEE enabled cronyism, networks, patronage and tender fraud while excluding the capable.

 

[rvZA]

BEE and AA has led this country to where it is today. Introduced and enforced and even still defended today by an incapable government. This is the worst tragedy to have struck South Africa in its history. Nothing comes close to this.

 

[R13...]

BEE enabled cronyism, networks, patronage and tender fraud while excluding the capable.

All of those would have occurred whether or not there were BEE.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

All of those would have occurred whether or not there were BEE.

BEE is the enabler as it encourages networks and patronage. An open and transparent tender bid system would have prevented most of the looting.

It's difficult to loot when the winner, the cost and the beneficiaries aren't decided before the tender is published and the best cost benefit tender has to be accepted in public with penalties in place for non delivery or late delivery.

 

[R13...]

BEE is the enabler as it encourages networks and patronage. An open and transparent tender bid system would have prevented most of the looting.

It's difficult to loot when the winner, the cost and the beneficiaries aren't decided before the tender is published and the best cost benefit tender has to be accepted in public with penalties in place for non delivery or late delivery.

BEE says nothing about the transparency (or lack thereof) of the tender system. What part of that point do you not understand?

 

[Thugscub]

Ace the man. Bankrupted the Free State.
That's it.
Born thieves.