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Our lives are often in danger, especially at night, and our cars broken into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><superbyline><br>\n <name>M, <\/name><\/superbyline><\/p>\n\n\n\n<address>Atlantis<\/address>\n\n\n\n<p><content><br>\n <i>Monique Johnstone, Principal Communications Officer at the Department of Health, responds: Due to the lack of infrastructure space, the hospital cannot accommodate community members\u2019 parking on the ground of the hospital. All available and suitable space will, first and foremost, be used to improve health services rendered at the hospital. Meetings were held with the Community Policing Forum to assist with providing extra security around the hospital premises. It is not within the hospital\u2019s mandate to provide security outside of the hospital premises, and would require further assistance from City officials, local councillors and more visibility from the police. Safety is a major concern at the hospital, for both our staff and patients, as we often treat patients for gunshot wounds, which requires our security guards to be more vigilant when citizens enter the facility. <\/i><br>\n<\/content><answer>Due to the lack of infrastructure space, the hospital cannot accommodate community members parking on the ground of the hospital. All available and suitable space will first and foremost be used to improve the health services rendered at the hospital. However, meetings were held with the Community Police Forum to assist with providing extra security around the hospital premises. It is not within the hospital\u2019s mandate to provide security outside of the hospital premises and would require further assistance from the City of Cape Town officials, the local councillors and more visibility from the Spolice. 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