Is this how patients must be treated under Hospital Care, drop your comments here TYGERBERG HOSPITALS BEDSORE SAGA SHOULD BE WAKE-UP CALL Jannie du Toit claims both his parents developed severe bedsores while being treated at the facility. Daniel du Toit developed severe bedsores after spending a month at the Tygerberg Hospital. Picture: Supplied. CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town man says he hopes exposing apparentmedical negligence at the Tygerberg Hospital will give nurses a wake-up call to treat patients with more care and dignity. Jannie du Toit has told Eyewitness News how both his parents developed severe bedsores while being treated at the facility. WARNING: These images may be disturbing for sensitive readers, discretion is advised. Click here and here to view the images. Du Toit has laid a medical negligence complaint to expose what he calls “abuse” at the hospital. His 64-year-old father, Daniel du Toit, spent over a month at the facility and reportedly developed a massive bedsore. His mother, who was also treated at the hospital, also developed a bedsore. Du Toit claims nursing staff have been heartless and uncaring. “Medical staff can’t treat people like this, they are human beings. The nurses must look after people.” Western Cape health officials have been hesitant to comment while an investigation into the matter is underway. While Du Toit is anxious about his parents’ deteriorating health, he put on a brave face while feeding them in their respective wards. He reiterated his biggest concern is to ensure their bedsores heal as they can cause septicemia which could be fatal. Action on Elder Abuse South Africa says it’s receiving an increasing number of complaints about hospital patients developing severe bedsores. The organisation says nurses have to be more vigilant with elderly patients.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:49:32 +0000
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