[b]Tygerberg Hospital[/b] – the country’s second-biggest – has been described as a ‘shopping centre’ for crooks who have stolen vehicles, petrol, taps, pipes, ceiling boards and even a heart machine. [s]The Times[/s] reports that workers at the hospital, which has 50 entrances, say they fear for their lives. The [b]Democratic Nurses’ Organisation of SA[/b] said trauma wards in [b]Cape Town[/b] and [b]Johannesburg[/b] were particularly dangerous, with gangsters holding up staff at gunpoint to demand immediate medical assistance. [b]Western Cape[/b] Denosa chair, Barbara Ruiters, said substance abuse was a major factor in many of the attacks.
[link url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/08/04/hospital-ripe-for-picking]Full report The Times[/link]