Surgeries cancelled as Grey’s Hospital struggles without air-conditioning - Juta MedicalBrief

Surgeries cancelled as Grey’s Hospital struggles without air-conditioning - Juta MedicalBrief

The recent heatwave has exacerbated an ongoing crisis at Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where the central air-conditioning system remained non-functional, leaving operating theatres and intensive care units massively overheated and disrupting surgical services last week. Theatres are required to be kept at controlled temperatures because heat and humidity increase bacterial growth and the risk of surgical site infections, reports Echo Eyet…