Two Karl Bremer security guards suspended for dragging distressed patient
The department says the patient was admitted for a head injury and had just been discharged when the incident happened.
Karl Bremer Hospital. Picture: Google Maps
CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Health Department said that two security guards who dragged a patient out of the Karl Bremer hospital have been suspended.
A video clip of the incident went viral on social media platforms on Monday.
In it, a female patient can be seen lying on the floor wearing a hospital gown and holding what appears to be her medication.
The department said the patient was admitted for a head injury and had just been discharged when the incident happened.
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Western Cape Health Department, Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Saadiq Kariem said there's no excuse for the behaviour of the two 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."