Princess Clinic is pilot for extended-hours health facilities, Mashaba says
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba on Monday launched a pilot project which was hoped would eventually result in all of the city’s clinics being opened for extended hours, to better serve the community. The Princess Clinic in Roodepoort became the first to introduce extended hours, and was being used as a pilot project for the rest of the city. Health services at the clinic will be extended from the usual eight hours, to 15 hours per day, Monday to Friday. In the past, this clinic — like all others across Johannesburg — was only open from 8am to 4pm‚ Monday to Friday. This was wholly inadequate to deal with the serious health issues communities faced‚ Mashaba said. The Princess Clinic will now be open from 7am to 10pm‚ Monday to Friday. In addition‚ the clinic will also be open between 7am and 1.30pm on Saturdays. Social work services are currently provided once a week at the clinic. A social worker will now be dedicated to the area being serviced by the Princess Clinic from 11am to ...
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