Management at Brits district hospital is asking the community to help identify two patients admitted to the hospital who are failing to provide information on where they come from.

Communications officer at the hospital Tshepo Mokono said the two adult male patients were admitted early this month.

“The first patient is allegedly a homeless man known as William Sefatsa and he was picked up on the streets in Brits by emergency officials and brought to the hospital on April 3. Sefatsa has a history of confusion and disorientation.

“The patient cannot state exactly where his place of residence is. He said he comes from Sebokeng, QwaQwa, Makaunyana, Ga-Rankuwa and Botswana,” Mokono said.

This has made it difficult for the hospital to trace his relatives and community members are called to assist.

“The second patient, known as Cornelius van Deventer, was allegedly renting a room in Brits and working as a car guard. Van Deventer brought himself to the hospital after he had been referred by the Madibeng Clinic.

“He was admitted on April 4 and has been discharged. He has a history of internal bleeding,” Mokono said.

In the case of Van Deventer, the hospital cannot release him because there is no information on where his relatives are.

“Anyone with information about these two patients’ relatives, friends and families, please contact Brits District Hospital’s social worker, Ben Mageza, on 0734879953 or 0122523311.”

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