Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
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Sisonke J&J urges health personnel to remain calm as Covid vials run low at some hospitals
Health workers have been prioritised and the electronic data system tightened between the arrival of the first and second batches of vials
Behind the masks: Meet the people who keep Gauteng’s Covid-19 field hospital going
Get to know the cleaners, plumbers and therapists who work at the Nasrec field hospital. Plus, find out what happens to newspapers, food and medical equipment used at the…
Collusion, competition and corruption — A new Rx for better healthcare?
The three Cs: Collusion, competition and corruption. There’ll be a renewed push to safeguard your money when it comes to healthcare, but will it work?
Judges grill Gauteng health
The province grasped at straws in a court appeal for relief regarding payouts for medical negligence
Operation by cellphone light: Bara bosses blamed
Poor management at Bara hospital left doctors with no choice but to operate on a patient using only the light from cellphones and iPads, says Sama.
A healthy reaction to vigorous journalism
Bhekisisa looks back at, and follows up on, some of the most popular and impactful stories of 2013.
A lone walk to Pretoria
An artist’s march from Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to the Union Buildings has drawn attention to the perilous state of public health in South Africa.
Bara nursing college closed indefinitely
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College has been closed indefinitely because of student protests, the Gauteng department of health said.
Jo’burg hospitals ban evening visits
The Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke and Helen Joseph hospitals have banned night visits to patients as hospital staff fear for their safety.
Mental patient stabs intern, patients at Bara
A man who allegedly stabbed an intern and patients at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto at the weekend suffered from a mental disorder.
R150m upgrade for downscaled Chris Hani Baragwanath
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is to receive a R150-million upgrade that will improve services — and halve the number of beds available.
Hospital denies mortuary chaos — despite the evidence
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has contested the findings of a <i>Mail & Guardian</i> investigation into the state of its mortuary.
Bara mortuary worker fired after M&G investigation
A mortuary administrator at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has been dismissed after a <em>Mail & Guardian</em> investigation.
Bodies pile up at Bara morgue
Bodies are piling up in the mortuary at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital owing to a backlog in paupers’ burials.
‘It’s out of control’: Bodies pile up at Bara
A backlog in paupers’ burials has left bodies piling up at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital mortuary, with some left untended for months.