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Tambo Memorial Hospital’s elective surgery delays are sparking controversy as patients face wait times pushed out to June 2027 — far beyond the original March 2026 deadline — due to essential theatre maintenance. The Democratic Alliance accuses the Gauteng Department of Health of misrepresenting timelines, while the department insists surgeries are still running daily under its Treatment Time Guarantees, with upgrades critical for infection control. They claim the project will finish by October 2026 and point to recent surgical marathons as proof of ongoing care — though some procedures, like orthopaedic surgeries, are on hold due to specialist shortages, not theatre closures. Patients are caught in the middle as conflicting reports muddy the truth.

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