Dr Pixley KaIsaka ka Seme Memorial Hospital was among the hospitals visited by the KZN Health Portfolio Committee. The KwaZulu-Natal Health Portfolio Committee says festive-season oversight visits show that hospitals and emergency services along the N2 corridor are largely preparing well for December’s peak pressure. During the festive season there is usually a higher demand for health services due to the influx of tourists, increase in road accidents and other trauma cases including near drownings.
Committee chairperson Dr Imran Keeka led the second annual oversight inspection, covering Ngwelezana Tertiary Hospital, Justice Gizenga Mpanza Memorial Hospital, Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital, Port Shepstone Hospital, and GJ Crookes Hospital. Keeka said this year’s programme builds on last year’s programme. “We conducted a festive-season oversight check to assess the readiness of facilities for the festive season.
It is the second year now that we have done it,” he said. He emphasised that the visit covered a range of hospital types to gauge the province-wide readiness. “The facilities also are a mixture of the types of facilities, tertiary to district,” Keeka said.
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