Gauteng Health Rehires Retired Staff To Address Hospital Backlog

The Gauteng Health Department says its bringing back retired staff to assist with the healthcare backlogs at its hospitals.

This is part of their commitment towards working on the poor state of the public health facilities in the province.

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko was speaking at the launch of new wards at the Mamelodi Regional Hospital in Gauteng.

The department says it is trying to speed up processes to improve the state of some of the provinces health facilities like the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, the Tembisa Tertiary Hospital and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, among others.

MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko says, Gauteng provincial government is committed to improve the infrastructure of hospitals and clinics. We understand that infrastructure is the backbone of our healthcare system. We are officially unveiling five newly refurbished areas and three extended wards here at Mamelodi Regional Hospital. This will ease the pressure and allow us to cater for more patients.