# The Gauteng Department of Health has acknowledged public concerns over the air-conditioning system and chiller plant at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. According to the DA in the province, failures in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and chiller systems at the hospital have pushed operating theatre temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius, forcing the postponement of complex and lengthy surgeries. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says emergency surgeries have continued, along with selected elective procedures:
High theatre temperatures affect some surgical procedures at Steve Biko Academic Hospital [SOUND]
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