Twitter reacts: Emergency ward at Helen Joseph Hospital floods
ROSSMORE – Patients had to be moved to other wards because of the heavy floods that entered the emergency ward of the hospital.
Helen Joseph Academic Hospital in Rossmore was left flooded today (8 February) following the heavy rainfall that poured in Johannesburg.
This is said to be because of the blocked drainage system at the academic hospital.
Incoming patients had to be diverted to other nearby hospitals and the patients already in the hospital had to be moved to other wards within the hospital for their safety.
🔴BREAKING: #Flooding at Johannesburg’s Helen Joseph Hospital | 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/0RhZU3Dtd0
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) February 8, 2020
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— JustMakeItWork (@halfbrown79) February 8, 2020
Flooding at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg at the Emergency area…@tWeatherSA #Flooding
When are we going to talk about effective stormwater management in South Africa? pic.twitter.com/bkeQRprhEf— Jeanine Keet (@jeanine_keet) February 8, 2020
#flooding Situation at Helen Joseph Hospital pic.twitter.com/m0kA5GNCCG
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) February 8, 2020
The Gauteng Department of Health has however confirmed that everything is back to normal at the hospital. “We commend the efforts of the team at Helen Joseph Hospital, for speedily dealing with the flooding from the heavy rains since last night. The Accident and Emergency Unit has been cleared of the water.”
After a frantic and hectic morning of cleaning after the flooding episode at Helen Joseph Prov Hospital. Thank you Team @HelenJosephHos @GautengHealth @DrZweliMkhize @Powerfm987 @SABCNewsOnline pic.twitter.com/V4uspK0bja
— Dr Bandile Masuku (@bandilemasuku) February 8, 2020
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