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Free State premier unhappy with slow pace of clinic and hospital renovations

Free State premier says that the province was “disappointed” with the slow pace of construction work on three hospitals and five clinics, reports Health-e News. Construction delays on five clinics in the Free State have left health users with some clinics so cold it’s “like a deep freezer” — in the case of the old Rouxville Clinic, which has been earmarked for improved infrastructure.

Premier Sefora Sisi Ntombela has blamed slow contractors for stalled construction in number of the province’s clinics and hospitals. Three hospitals and five clinics across the Free State province are undergoing infrastructure upgrades. “The work to upgrade infrastructure at some clinics and hospitals is behind because we were disappointed by contractors who were slow in completing their work. I have instructed the responsible departments to complete the projects in the current financial year,” said Ntombela at the State of the Province Address, held in late February.

The report says the other clinics affected by construction delays are Redheerspark Clinic, Thandanani Clinic, Intabazwe Clinic and Matwabeng Clinic.

[link url="https://health-e.org.za/2020/03/13/contractors-blamed-for-unfinished-free-state-clinics/"]Full Health-e News report[/link]

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