News24 reports that according to the Democratic Alliance (DA), Gauteng hospitals have a high CEO turnover because the wrong people are chosen for the posts, who are then suspended or fired.

The party's health spokesperson in Gauteng, Jack Bloom, made the comment in reaction to provincial health department reports on Tuesday that eight out of 30 hospitals had acting CEOs. The department said recruitment processes were under way to fill the top positions at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Jubilee Hospital, Pretoria West Hospital, Bertha Gxowa Hospital, Far East Rand Hospital, Pholosong Hospital, Bheki Mlangeni Hospital and Sebokeng Hospital. Bloom stated: “This high number of acting hospital CEOs is another failed promise by Premier David Makhura who said two years ago that all hospitals would have permanent CEOs within six months.” Bloom added that the former CEO of Far East Rand Hospital was hired despite facing charges that he falsified his overtime records, and was fired after a long disciplinary hearing. Bheki Mlangeni Hospital was also having a crisis because its CEO presided over scandals for many years and was placed on precautionary transfer in October last year, the MPL said. Bloom said the DA would hold Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi to her promise to have permanent CEOs appointed in all hospitals by the end of December.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sesona Ngqakamba at News24

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