The two security guards who were filmed dragging a patient out of the Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town were suspended from their jobs.
The incident went viral on social media and showed the security guards dragging the patient through the hospital.
The patient was bleeding when she arrived at Karl Bremer Hospital and was handled roughly by the security guard, who said the patient was a ‘bother’
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness released a statement in response to the incident: ‘Karl Bremer Hospital deeply regrets the filmed incident circulating on social media, in which a patient was handled by one of the security guards at the facility.
According to a report, an investigation was conducted and the hospital and service providers took internal actions to address the situation.
Video: Karl Bremer Hospital security guard drags patient through waiting area.
According to EWN, the patient was admitted as she had a head injury. The Western Cape Health Department’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr Saadiq Karriem, said there was no excuse for the behaviour of the security guards.
‘That particular patient is well-known to the Karl Bremer hospital. I understand the staff see her regularly and often, and she had been discharged and apparently didn’t want to leave the hospital premises, and that’s when the incident took place,’ Karriem said.
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