Question NW2531 to the Minister of Health

PROVINCE

FIELD HOSPITAL

COMMENTS

Total Number per province

1.

Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth VW field hospital

This facility was a conversion of a warehouse into a 3000 bed hospital donated by Volkswagen (VW manufacturer. Currently the facility is not in use.

1 Facility

2.

Free State

Intra-Health Care Facilities for Surge

1. Universitas converted the underground management parking to create a space for 110 beds. The ward has been repurposed for its intended services.

1. House Idahlia was identified for 60 High Care Beds. The ward has been repurposed for its intended services.

1. Pelonomi hospital was approved for 296 beds. The ward has been repurposed for other health care services.

1. Bongani hospital Nurses was identified for 150 beds. The ward has been repurposed for other health care services.

1. Itumeleng CHC was approved for 200 beds. The ward has been repurposed for other health care services.

1. Field hospital in the Mangaung showground was erected but it has dismentled

1. Manapo Hospital Hall was approved for 53 beds. The facility has been repurposed.

1. Albert Nzula Hospital in Trompsburg was approved for 95 beds. The contract was cancelled and the ward has been repurposed for other health care services.

8 hospitals with

3.

Gauteng

NASREC Field hospital

500 beds was completed and commissioned, but never used and has been decommissioned

6 Facilities

Anglo Gold Ashanti

Anglo Gold Field Ashanti Hospital has been decommissioned.

Kopanong hospital

New 300 ICU Beds Hospital. Construction was only at 50% towards completion but it has been cancelled

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

New 500 ICU Beds Hospital was completed but not used as Covid facility and has been repurposed to accommodate a Dental Clinic.

George Mukhari Hospital

New 300 ICU Beds Hospital. The facility is not completed and not functional.

Jubille Hospital

New 300 ICU Beds Hospital was completed and opened.  It is functional, but not only for Covid cases.

4.

KZN

Royal Agricultural Showground, Ngwelezana, general Gizenga Mpanza Hospital and Clairewood field hospital

• Royal Agricultural Showground. The field hospital in Pietermaritzburg has been decommissioned.

• Ngwelezane hospital has been approved the construction of 113 beds but has been decommissioned

• General Justice Ginzenga Mapanza was approved for 113 beds but it has been decommissioned.

• Clairewood hospital was allocated 226 beds for Covid cases. The facility not in use and the decommissioning was delayed due to an ongoing court case.

4 Facilities

5.

Limpopo

none

Limpopo has not built any field hospitals.

6.

Mpumalanga

none

Mpumalanga has not built any field hospitals

7.

Northern Cape

none

Northern Cape has not built any field hospitals

8.

North West

None

In NW province there is no new facility that was built. The province acquired additional beds from two mines and 1 private supplier that were not used beforehand and they are:

1. Wesvaal hospital: 150 beds of the 250 were operationalised for Covid-19.

Currently repurposed to host Ex-miners Occupational Disease clinic.

2. Maseve hospital: 182 beds operationalised for Covid-19. The facility has been handed over back to the mine.

3. DuffScott hospital: 100 beds procured for covid-19. Contract was terminated when covid numbers went down.

3 Facilities

9.

Western Cape

1. CTICC (CoCT) decommissioned in 2020

1. Brackengate (CoCT) converted to an intermediate care facility

1. Thusong centre (CoCT) decommissioned in 2020

1. Harry Comay (George), part of the hospital, converted to an intermediate care facility

1. Sonstraal (Paarl) part of the hospital, converted to an intermediate care facility

5 Facilities