(1) (a) and (b)
The number of ambulances indicated below serve Mabopane, Ga-rankuwa, Winterveldt and Soshanguve. These ambulances are stationed next to Odi Hospital and serve Odi and Dr George Mukhari Hospitals, all clinics, all Community Health Centres in the Northern Sub-district of Tshwane including house calls.
Type of Vehicles |
Number of Allocated Vehicles |
Number Operational |
Number Not Operational |
Ambulances |
13 |
8 |
5 at workshop |
Obstetrics Vehicle |
2 |
1 |
1 at workshop |
Response Vehicle |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Planned Patient Transport |
4 |
2 |
2 at workshop |
Rescue Vehicle |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Logistic Vehicle |
1 |
0 |
1 at workshop |
TOTAL |
23 |
14 |
9 |
(2) (a) Approval has been granted for 7 ambulances to be procured in the 2016/2017 financial year, i.e. 2 Obstetrics and 5 Ambulances. The new ambulances will replace ambulances identified for disposal and to add to the existing fleet.
(b) Ambulance procurement will be completed by the second quarter of 2016/2017.
(3) The average waiting time is as follows:
(a) (i) trauma - green - 57 minutes
(ii) trauma – yellow - 18 minutes
(iii) trauma - red - 13 minutes
(b) OPD referred from clinics - 65 minutes
(c) OPD follow up - 48 minutes
CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WAITING TIMES
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