Chasing a sick patients back home in critical condition

I am writing this email in absolute outrage and disgust at the inhumane treatment my critically ill father received at Tshwane Hospital on March 31, 2025. This is not just medical negligence—it is a complete failure of duty, ethics, and basic human decency.

WHAT HAPPENED? Last week, on Thursday, March 28, 2025, we took my father to Steve Biko Academic Hospital because we trusted the expertise of their medical professionals. The doctors at Steve Biko, including Dr. Dinad, thoroughly examined him and rightfully referred him to Tshwane Hospital for specialist care—a clear indication that his condition is severe.

But today, March 31, 2025, at Tshwane Hospital, a doctor recklessly sent my father away, stating his vitals were "normal" and instructing us to go to Mamelodi Hospital. How dare a so-called medical professional ignore a referral, dismiss a critically ill patient, and send him off like he was nothing?

This was not just a mistake—this was pure negligence. A patient in need of specialist care was refused treatment and discarded as if his life meant nothing.

WHY THIS IS A DISGRACEFUL VIOLATION OF MEDICAL ETHICS:

- A referral from Steve Biko means my father’s case was serious. If the doctors there believed he needed specialist care, who gave this doctor at Tshwane the right to override that medical decision? Dismissing a patient without thorough examination is not just unprofessional—it is deadly.

- Even as a non-medical person, I can SEE my father is not well. If I can recognize this, how can a trained doctor be so blind?

- Sending a patient from hospital to hospital like a discarded file is cruel and completely unacceptable.

MY IMMEDIATE DEMANDS:

I want my father seen IMMEDIATELY at Tshwane Hospital or the appropriate specialist facility—TONIGHT.

I demand the NAME of the doctor who refused treatment and an explanation of their actions.

I want a full investigation into why a critically ill patient with a legitimate referral was turned away.

I want an official written response within 24 hours explaining how Tshwane Hospital will ensure this NEVER happens again.