Bokamoso retrenches staff

About 250 employees are said to have received retrenchment letters, while some specialist opted to resign.  Retrenchment, according to Ebineng is the only way for the hospital to avoid closure due to high costs that the hospital incurs every month. The hospital has been running losses amounting to several millions and needs at least P250 million to operate normally, including halting the retrenchment of staff.

The shortfall, according to Ebineng is mainly due to failure by government to refer patients to the hospital, choosing instead to refer to South Africa, even though the hospital is well equipped and has specialists for conditions being referred to South Africa. Unless government changed its attitude, the hospital may eventually close, he was quoted by this publication.