Chegutu District Hospital has, with immediate effect,
suspended all mortuary services to pave way for renovations of the hospital
mortuary.
The institution’s authorities had been criticised by
residents and patients for allegedly neglecting the mortuary that had been
dysfunctional for more than 10 months with patients reportedly sharing hospital
wards with corpses until collection time by funeral homes.
The mortuary, which capacitates 16 bodies at a time, had
not been fully functional due to a breakdown of the refrigeration system.
At least six bodies had not been claimed for more than
three years leaving the mortuary with room for only two more bodies.
In a statement, Chegutu District medical officer Dr
Tonderai Nhende said members of the public were expected to collect their
relative’s bodies as soon as possible.
“As Chegutu District Hospital Health executive, we would
like to notify you that the hospital’s mortuary is undergoing renovations,” he
said.
“As a result we are not taking any body to the mortuary. To
that effect we would really appreciate it if we could collect the bodies of our
loved ones as soon as we receive the news of their death since we do not have
anywhere to store the bodies, we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience
caused.”
In an interview with The Herald, Dr Nhende said all bodies
should be referred to Kadoma General Hospital and other funeral services.
Herald
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