Gauteng Health says parked ambulances do not mean emergency services are standing still [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Department of Health says ambulances parked at emergency medical services bases are not necessarily idle or out of service. According to the department, one base has 33 vehicles, including 22 emergency ambulances, five intensive care ambulances and six scheduled patient transport vehicles. The department’s Steve Mabona says the ambulances are also rotated for maintenance, while some are used to support clinics and patients at health facilities: