Tag: Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital
Baby Junior: Investigation finalised by Pelonomi
As previously reported by Bloemfontein Courant, baby Junior was declared dead, only to be found alive and well at Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital days after...
Young Free State mom delivers her eighth child
A 28-year-old mother from the Gelukdeel Farm outside Bloemfontein in the Free State has safely delivered her eighth child.
According to the provincial health spokesperson,...
UFS withdraws students from health facilities
All undergraduate students of the Faculty of Health Sciences from the University of the Free State have been withdrawn from going to clinical platforms...
Bloemfontein Courant brings you light: Tips for surviving load-shedding
Over the year, Bloemfontein Courant has covered a series of articles on load-shedding, infamously known as the dark lord. The effect has been felt...
Pelonomi Hospital denies bomb threat
There has not been a bomb threat at the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital today, Tuesday 11 October, the spokesperson of the Free State Department of...
Load-shedding: A threat to public health care
The public health sector has faced interruptions with service provision at clinics and other health facilities due to load-shedding. According to the Free State...
Update on Jagersfontein disaster
It has been four days since the disaster struck the town of Jagersfontein in the Free State. With a population of around 5 729,...
Death of Pelonomi patient investigated
An independent investigation into the death of a patient who fell from the 7th floor at the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in the Free State,...
Staff refusing to treat psychiatric patients, on go-slow
Staff members at the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in Bloemfontein are on a go-slow as they are refusing to treat psychiatric patients.
The staff members anonymously...
Help to Bless-a-Baby in Bloemfontein
“Total bags delivered from March 2018 to present: 1714.” This is according to Tarien Maritz, the founder of Bless-a-Baby Bloemfontein, who together with volunteers...
Construction on Pelonomi’s maternity ward to resume in March
Construction on Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital’s unfinished maternity ward is expected to resume in March 2022.
OFM News reports, Health Minister Joe Phaahla says on the...
FS introduces J&J vaccine booster, nurses encouraged to take shots
The Free State Department of Health’s MEC, Montseng Tsiu, has invited more than 24 000 health care workers in the province to take their...
Free State government on track with vaccine roll out
The Free State Department of Health is focused on the vaccination plan they have set and which will see many people being vaccinated.
Mondli Mvambi,...
Fire hazards: ‘Bloemfontein hospitals are safe’
After a fire had broken out at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg recently, Bloemfontein Courant spoke to the Assistant Fire Chief at the...
FS Health denies claims of rampant Covid-19 cases at Pelonomi
The Free State Department of Health denies that all healthcare workers at Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 as well as claims...
‘Poisonous chocolate’ puts two more kids in ICU
The lives of two more primary school learners hang in the balance after they allegedly ate what is reported to have been a poisonous...
SAHRC concerned over FS health facilities amidst #Coronavirus
The lack of infrastructure development and high vacancy rates at a number of healthcare facilities in the Free State are amongst some of the...
