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I am a cardiac patient that had a Triple Heart Bypass on the 29 of June 2021.

I needed to conduct a rapid covid test on Wednesday the 9th of March 2022 for emergency unshceduled surgery that had to be conducted due to the wires supporting my sternum breaking and causing my sternum to fracture.

I visited the Lancet Covid test centre at Life Chatsmed hospital for the rapid test however I was refused testing. I was informed that if I wasn't having surgery at Life Chatsmed I couldn't get tested at the Lancet test centre At Life chatsmed. I was getting a test at Lancet laboratories that are renting space at Life Chatsmed and not getting it done by Chatsmed.

My Procedure was and admission was to be done at Life Ntabeni another of your hospitals.

This lead to rescheduling of my plans prior to admission and me having to get tested elsewhere urgently for admission.

Stressed out and pressured into hurrying to the hospital while making alternate arrangements for transport and getting my t Rapid test done elsewhere so I could admitted for my surgery I forgot not to take my blood thinners that would have lead to me bleeding out in theater.

This meant that my surgery was postponed causing me to endure further excruciating pain and stress.

All of this was because I was refused Covid Testing by Lancet laboratories Because it is Life Chatsmeds policy which I understand is against legislation regarding this pandemic. Especially in the case of urgent or emergency hospitalization or surgery.

Had my fracture been worse I could have and still can have severe repercussions as it is getting worse without corrective surgery.

I am currently waiting in agony to go in for surgery due to the events that transpired after this refusal of testing by Lancet laboratories because of Life Chatsmed policy regarding Covid testing at their hospital. I was again informed that my surgery is postponed until further notice.

I complained to Lancet and was informed that a complaint has been registered. I also got a call to apologize to me but was informed that it was Life Chatsmed policy so they are not to blame.

I don't understand how the Life Chatsmed Hospitals policies Trump legislation during these trying times of the pandemic.