Question NW2686 to the Minister of Health
22 December 2020 - NW2686
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
In view of recent reports of hospital administrators being investigated and/or suspended following misconduct and deteriorating security conditions in their hospitals leading to alarming cases of violence and rape between patients, what (a) total number of hospital administrators are currently under investigation leading to temporarily suspension throughout the Republic in the past five years, (b) are the names of the specified (i) hospital administrators and (ii) the respective hospitals and (c) is the nature of the specified investigations?
Reply:
According to the Provincial Departments of Health, the responses to these questions are as follows:
1. Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape Department of Health does not have a hospital administrator (CEO) that is currently under investigation leading to temporal suspension. In 2018, the CEO of Livingstone Hospital was suspended and subsequently resigned and left the service. He was on a precautionary suspension and investigated on allegations of fraud and corruption.
2. Free State
NAME OF EMPLOYEE |
RACE |
SALARY LEVEL |
GENDER |
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION |
DATE OF THE SUSPENSION |
DATE SUSPENSION LIFTED |
REASON FOR SUSPENSION |
TYPE OF TRANS-GRESSION |
REASON FOR DELAY / FINALISATION |
HIGHLIGHTS / CHALLENGES OR TRENDS |
Noge SR |
A |
7 |
F |
Bongani Regional Hospital |
27 March 2019 |
10 May 2019 |
Misconduct |
Irregular Expenditure |
Charge sheet is complete the role players to be appointed |
N/A |
Tau LW |
A |
11 |
M |
Bongani Regional Hospital |
27 March 2019 |
10 May 2019 |
Misconduct |
Irregular Expenditure |
Charge sheet is complete the role players to be appointed |
N/A |
Mfanta X |
A |
12 |
M |
Pelonomi Regional Hospital |
27 April 2019 |
23 October 2019 |
Misconduct |
Sexual Harassment and Irregular Expenditure |
The case was set down for the first time on the 27th November 2020. |
N/A |
NAME OF EMPLOYEE |
RACE |
SALARY LEVEL |
GENDER |
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION |
DATE OF THE SUSPENSION |
DATE SUSPENSION LIFTED |
REASON FOR SUSPENSION |
TYPE OF TRANS-GRESSION |
REASON FOR DELAY/ FINALISATION |
HIGHLIGHTS/ CHALLENGES OR TRENDS |
Kgaile P.I |
A |
11 |
M |
Mangaung Metro |
20 May 2019 |
30 August 2019 |
Misconduct |
Irregular Expenditure |
Investigations has been Finalized and the charge sheet is still being Formulated |
N/A |
Christou A |
W |
10 |
F |
Mangaung Metro |
30 May 2020 |
30 August 2020 |
Misconduct |
Irregular Expenditure |
Investigations has been Finalized and the charge sheet is still being Formulated |
|
Ramodula BS |
A |
14 |
F |
Pelonomi Regional Hospital |
31 March 2020 |
29 May 2020 |
Misconduct |
Failure to put measures in place for management of COVID-19 ward |
Case Finalized and Final Written Warning issued on the 29 May 2020. |
N/A |
Molefe M |
A |
11 |
F |
Pelonomi Regional Hospital |
31 March 2020 |
29 May 2020 |
Misconduct |
Failure to put measures in place for management of COVID-19 ward |
Case Finalized and Final Written Warning issued on the 29 May 2020. The appeal of the Final Written Warning was upheld. |
N/A |
Seboko JM |
A |
13 |
F |
Free State Psychiatric Hospital |
16 May 2019 |
19 July 2019 |
Misconduct |
Gross negligence |
Waiting for the Investigations to be finalized. |
N/A |
Marefeka MJ |
A |
12 |
F |
Free State Psychiatric Hospital |
16 May 2019 |
19 July 2019 |
Misconduct |
Gross negligence |
Waiting for the Investigations to be finalized. |
N/A |
Moshao IN |
A |
11 |
F |
Free State Psychiatric Hospital |
16 May 2019 |
19 July 2019 |
Misconduct |
Gross negligence |
Waiting for the Investigations to be finalized. |
N/A |
3. Gauteng
INSTITUTION |
FINANCIAL YEAR |
DATE OF THE INCIDENT |
SURNAME & INTIALS |
JOB TITLE |
SALARY LEVEL |
RACE |
GENDER |
TYPE OF MISCONDUCT |
SANCTION |
STATUS |
Dr Yusuf Dadoo |
2018/2019 |
19/02/2018 |
Maanwane KM |
Session Doctor |
Session |
African |
male |
Rape |
contract expired |
Closed- the perpetrator left the Department |
4. Kwa-Zulu Natal
There are no investigations that are currently being conducted on hospital administrators for alleged maladministration.
5. Limpopo
There are no investigations that are currently being conducted on hospital administrators for alleged maladministration.
6. Mpumalanga
- The Mpumalanga Department of Health has not experienced any case of violence and or rape between patients and therefore, there are no Hospital administrators who are being investigated or temporarily suspended regarding this matter.
- As stated in paragraph (a) above, none of the Hospital Administrators are under investigation nor suspended, therefore there are no investigators taking place for the past five years up to the current financial year.
7. North West
The North West Department of Health does not have such cases. The only CEO currently under investigation and on suspension has not relationship whatsoever with security concerns, violence and/or rape.
8. Northern Cape
The Northern Cape Department of Health does not have CEOs that are currently suspended from the hospitals for any of the allegations as contained in this question.
9. Western Cape
The Western Cape Department of Health does not have such cases for the last five years neither do we have current or pending cases.
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