Woman wants Health Department to investigate her husband's death in Northdale Hospital

A MOTHER of three is contemplating life without her husband of 26 years after he died in December from heart failure.

Marie Botes said she was seeking closure on the death of her husband Waldemar Rosser, who would have celebrated his 52nd birthday on 18 January.

The Scottsville resident said her husband was kept at Northdale hospital but received no treatment for his condition.

She said when they admitted him the nurse on duty told the family to visit him the following day as visiting hours were over.

Botes said she was shocked when she visited her husband the following day and found him in the same state she had left him.

After asking to speak to a doctor, Botes said a sister on duty said they were short staffed and that she should return the following morning.

Upon arriving at the hospital on the morning of 28 December, she said a nurse called her into a private room to tell her that her husband had died.

Now the woman wants the Department of Health authorities to investigate her husband’s death, which she claims resulted from negligence by staff.

The women said she is not doing this for money but to know if there are other patients who go through the same situation.

KwaZulu Natal Health Department spokesperson Agiza Hlongwane said the department is investigating the matter.