A BULAWAYO clinical laboratory has pleaded with Tendy Three Investment (TTI) not to clamp vehicles of patients when they visit the health institution for blood tests.
TTI is the Bulawayo City Council’s vehicle parking management company.
Lancet Clinical Laboratories Zimbabwe client service officer, Mncedisi Nkomo, said patients were now shying away from the hospital out of fear of incurring extra costs when their vehicles are clamped.
“We sometimes attend to our patients in the cars as some will be very weak to walk into our facilities,” Nkomo said.
“Sometimes it takes a bit of time to attend to patients in the vehicles, and the TTI guys will also be lurking around demanding money.
“...if only we could have maybe this particular space, like, a free zone for patients and doctors, it could be better.”
TTI director Lizwe Mabuza could not be reached for comment.
Lancet Laboratories is one of the leading pathology laboratories operating throughout Zimbabwe, providing vital pathology services.
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