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Heart attack patient forced to argue for treatment, left in the cold by belligerent Steve Biko staff

Heart attack patient forced to argue for treatment, left in the cold by belligerent Steve Biko staff
How not to treat a patient — Part four in our series on Gauteng’s healthcare crisis and the lives put at severe risk by indifferent service.



Former nurse Johan van Zyl describes his horrific experience in Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria.

First published by GroundUp.



 

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