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Hard yards at a provincial hospital

TGOB

Friday 12 October 2018, 09:33 AM

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A stint at a provincial hospital didn't start well

From unsuccessful resuscitation attempts to exploding diarrhoea, TGOB sweats it out at a regional institution

Things didn’t start well – a young woman had a fatal cardiac arrest as we were being shown around the hospital by the superintendent. It didn’t end

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