{
  "id": 16891552,
  "title": "Steve Biko Hospital surgery delays: Gauteng Health maps out plan to fix theatre cooling systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/steve-biko-hospital-surgery-delays-gauteng-health-maps-out-plan-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-28-steve-biko-hospital-surgery-delays-gauteng-health-maps-out-plan-to-fix-theatre-cooling-systems/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Gauteng Department of Health has announced a recovery plan to repair and replace Steve Biko Academic Hospital's failing air-conditioning chillers within three months, following severe surgery delays and criticism from the DA over compromised theatre temperatures.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}