Question NW1367 to the Minister of Health
07 July 2020 - NW1367
Gwarube, Ms S to ask the Minister of Health
What total number of field hospitals have been built in each province since 1 March 2020?
Reply:
The total number of field hospitals that have been built in each Province since 1 March 2020 have been provided in the table below. The construction of the field hospitals is at different levels of completion, from site hand over to the completion of the construction of the hospital, and also includes utilization of the hospital. Most of these are the modification of the space in the existing hospitals.
|
PROVINCE |
FIELD HOSPITAL |
COMMENTS |
Total Number per province |
|
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth VW field hospital |
The hospital is 35% complete and the completed section is being used for COVID-19 admissions. |
1 |
|
Free State |
Intra-Health Care Facilities for Surge |
a) Universitas has converted the underground management parking to create a space for 110 beds. The contractor is currently on site. b) House Idahlia has been identified for 60 High Care Beds. The contractor is currently on site. c) Pelonomi hospital has been approved for 296 beds. The contractor is currently on site d) Bongani hospital Nurses has been identified for 150 beds. Waiting for the awarding of the contract. e) Itumeleng CHC has been approved for 200 beds. Waiting for the awarding of the contract. f) Manapo Hospital Hall has been approved for 53 beds. Waiting for the awarding of the contract. g) Albert Nzula Hospital in Trompsburg has been approved for 95 beds. The contractor is on site |
7 hospitals with |
|
Gauteng |
NASREC Field hospital |
The department has approved and completed 500 beds and it is currently being used |
1 with 500 beds |
|
KZN |
Royal Agriculture Showground field hospital |
|
4 with 706 beds |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo has not built any field hospitals as yet. |
0 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga has not built any field hospitals as yet |
0 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
Northern Cape has not built any field hospitals as yet |
0 |
|
|
North West |
Maseve Field hospital |
This hospital has been approved for 200 beds in Rustenburg and it is 90% ready. |
1 with 200 beds |
|
Western Cape |
a) CTICC has been approved for 870 beds and it is completed b) Thusong has been approved for 68 beds and it is completed c) Brackengate has been approved for 330 beds. The portion of the existing warehouse, design for the facility has been completed. Planned first patient admission will start on 7 July 2020. |
3 with 1268 beds |
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