Groote Schuur loses 60 beds

2007-09-14 11:12

Cape Town - Devastated Groote Schuur Hospital doctors have lost the battle to prevent the closure of 60 beds at the hospital, with medical superintendents ordered to start the process from Monday.

At Tygerberg Hospital, according to provincial health department spokeswoman Faiza Steyn, 15 beds have already been closed and a further 15 closures will follow, the Cape Argus reported on Friday.

The Groote Schuur order comes after a week during which not a single bed was open in the entire hospital and doctors were warned to cut back on admission of patients for elective procedures.

- SAPA