The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has once again exceeded the Mandela Day Surgical Marathon target buy reaching a milestone of 742 operations performed as of 17:25 on Thursday, 18 July 2024.
The GDoH had aimed to do 700 procedures across various public hospitals in honour of Nelson Mandela. The facilities which have performed the highest number of procedures include Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) with 100, Kalafong Hospital with 59, Mamelodi Hospital with 54 and Steve Biko Academic Hospital with 50.
The department in 2023 exceeded its target when it reached over 720 surgeries performed on Mandela Day. Surgeries were performed in various areas of specialties such as general surgeries, maxillofacial, adenotonsillectomy, cataracts, plastics, mastectomy, arthroplasty and orthopaedic amongst others.
The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko congratulated the various teams that ensure the successful delivery of the Mandela Day surgical marathons.
“The work that we have done this year and the previous year on this surgical marathon project proves that working together we can achieve more in our efforts to improve patient outcomes. We will be continuing with surgical marathons throughout the year as a way of significantly reducing the normal waiting times,” said the MEC.
The surgical marathon is part of the GDoH’s ongoing efforts to provide accelerated access to essential surgical care and improve the lives of patients.
CHBAH served as a central hub for live capturing of statistics from all participating facilities, ensuring real-time monitoring and coordination of surgical activities on the Surgical Patient Dashboard tracker throughout the province.
This is one of the major interventions which saw the introduction of the dashboard in 2023. It allows the project team to monitor and track the number of surgeries performed daily across all public hospitals in the province. This live system enhances transparency and accountability, enabling us to make informed decisions and improve performance.
Since the inception of the surgical marathon project in July 2023, the GDoH has performed over 107 700 surgical procedures to date. This remarkable achievement was made possible through the investments we have made in improving our service platforms, ensuring that we have functional theatres with linen, consumables, human resources and reliable infrastructure.
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