Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The shutdown affecting Tshepong Hospital’s Orthopaedic Ward will hopefully soon be something of the past.
The Department of Health’s Tebogo Lekgwethane laid the problems experienced at the hospital at the foot of a high patient load experienced at the hospital. “The Orthopaedics Department is experiencing a critical shortage, primarily due to an exceptionally high patient load that significantly exceeds its catchment area - drawing patients from the North West, Free State, Northern Cape, Gauteng, and neighbouring countries.’’














