Health professionals say that the exodus of medical practitioners from the [b]Universitas Academic Hospital[/b] in Bloemfontein has reached ‘crisis level’. And, according to a [s]Sunday Times[/s] report, the imminent departure of the hospital’s two remaining cardiologists could cripple the cardiology department, which caters for patients from the entire Free State and Northern Cape. There are also fears that the training of doctors could be ‘severely compromised’ because Universitas is a teaching hospital for the [b]University of the Free State[/b]. The report says staff blamed some of the resignations on the poor managerial style of the hospital’s new CEO, Dr Sehularo Gaelejwe. A spokesperson said the provincial [b]Department of Health[/b] was unaware of the allegations concerning Gaelejwe. ‘Universitas Academic Hospital has always been a well-regarded training centre for cardiologists. It will be a huge tragedy if the whole thing collapses,’ Professor Danie Marx, the former head of cardiology, is quoted in the report as saying.
[link url=http://times-e-editions.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?article=8688d2a7-0aaa-4945-a515-61be4ace5982&key=YdyYXmovaLkxb6QcU0g8eg%3d%3d&issue=11072014042000000000001001]Full Sunday Times report (subscription needed)[/link]
[link url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Crisis-looms-at-Bloemfontein-academic-hospital-20140420]News 24 report[/link]