The hospital has fared the worst of all ten academic hospitals in the country during an inspection by the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC). 

Motsoaledi says Universitas Hospital used to be the best academic hospital with a compliance rate of 90% but has now dropped to 60%. 

The Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Gauteng tops the list. The inspection looked at the quality of medical services and cleanliness, among other things. 

Motsoaledi said he does not know what happened, but something has gone horribly wrong and considering the hospital’s partnership with the University of the Free State (UFS), the reason for the drop in standards must be explained and sorted out. This hospital has been plagued by financial woes of the Free State Health department that has lead to an exodus of medical specialists and a shortage of medication coupled with a backlog in maintenance of medical equipment.

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