The Gauteng Department of Health has spent R3.3 million to fix parts of Tambo Memorial Hospital, which was left damaged by a gas tanker exploded outside the ...
Social workers have been allocated to the families to offer further support," said Nkomo-Ralehoko. Fortunately, all eight have since been discharged from the hospital. "The Gauteng Department of Social Development has been liaising with affected people and continues to offer trauma therapy to families and assisting with food parcels to those that need such assistance. The explosion's impact affected the accident and emergency department, radiology department, and other sections of the hospital, resulting in damages to the ceiling and some windows in the antenatal care department, operating theatre and various other areas of the hospital. "We are going to pay far less to fix the hospital. - The hospital is now fully operational and all staff members deployed to other hospitals have been recalled.
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko oversaw the reopening of units affected by the gas tanker explosion at the Tambo Memorial ...
“It is you who are the heroes and heroine who emerged out of the horrendous Boksburg gas tanker explosion. Social workers have been allocated to the families to offer further support,” she said. Patients coming in with private vehicles and walk-ins were either admitted or stabilised and transferred to neighbouring facilities based on the assessment of doctors. This resulted in damages to the ceiling and some windows in the antenatal care section and the operating theatre. “All staff members who were allocated to neighbouring facilities have also been recalled. The majority of them have since returned to work except for three people who are yet to come back to work.”
The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed services at the Tambo Memorial Hospital affected by last year's tanker explosion have now been fully restored.
The majority of them have since returned to work, with the exception of three people who are yet to come back to work. Last year infrastructure development MEC Lebogang Maile placed the estimated cost at R18 mln. WATCH: Nkomo-Ralehoko confirms the refurbishment project was delivered within cost at R3.3 million. Nkomo-Ralehoko gave an update on the death toll and victims. The hospital is now able to receive critical patients in the accident and emergency units.” “Today I am pleased to announce that the diversion of all patient categories and departments is uplifted.
The Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg, which was severely damaged by a gas tanker explosion on Christmas Eve 2022, has reopened some.
Social workers have been allocated to the families to offer further support.” To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) It is never easy to tell people to go and receive services in another area,” said Nkomo-Ralehoko.
The Tambo Memorial hospital is up and running again after the government completed R3.3 million worth of repairs to fix the damage from the Boksburg Blast.
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All services have been restored at the Tambo Memorial Hospital following the Boksburg gas tanker explosion.
Most of them have returned to work, except three people who have yet to return.” The Tambo Memorial hospital was restored a month after the gas tanker explosion. Further, 33 staff members from TMH incurred injuries and were treated as outpatients. ALSO READ: