Question NW240 to the Minister of Health
02 July 2018 - NW240
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What is the total number of items of medical equipment that each (i) hospital and (ii) clinic has, (b) what is the (i) category, (ii) date of purchase and (iii) purchase price of each item of medical equipment and (c) what is the total number of items of medical equipment that are not in use because they are dysfunctional or require to be serviced?
Reply:
Responses were received from the following Provinces. We are still waiting for responses from the remaining six Provinces and will submit such as soon as we get them.
1. GAUTENG PROVINCE
a) (i) The total number of items of medical equipment that each hospital has is 61 884 (sixty one thousand, eight hundred and eighty four); and
(ii) The total number of items of medical equipment that each clinic has is 10 151 (ten thousand, one hundred and fifty one).
The information is as at the 6th March 2018 per the consolidated departmental asset register.
(b) (i) These equipments fall under the category of medical and allied medical equipment;
(ii) The dates of the equipment for both hospitals and clinics range from 15 March 2000 to 27 February 2018; and
(iii) The total purchase price for the hospitals' equipment is R3 477 066 479.41 (three billion four hundred and seventy seven million, sixty six thousands and four hundred and seventy nine rand and forty one cents) and in respect of the clinics, the total purchase price is R264 962 790.54 (two hundred and sixty four million, nine hundred and sixty two thousands, seven hundred and ninety rand and fifty four cents).
(c) (i) The total number of the dysfunctional equipment and / or require service for the hospitals is 668 (six hundred and sixty eight); and
(ii) The total number of the dysfunctional equipment and / or require service for the clinics is 165 (one hundred and sixty five).
2. EASTERN CAPE
(a) (i) The total number of items of medical equipment that each hospital and
(ii) each clinic combined are 233 206 (two hundred and thirty three thousand two hundred and six).
(b) (i) These equipments fall under the category of medical and allied medical equipment ;
(ii) The dates of the equipment for both hospitals and clinics range from prior 2011/2012 to 2016/2017; and
(iii) The total purchase price is R1 834 734 38 (one billion eight hundred and thirty four million seven hundred and thirty four thousand three hundred and eighty eight).
(c) (i) (ii) The total number of the dysfunctional equipment and / or require service for the hospitals and clinics not indicated.
3. FREE STATE
a) (i) The total number of items of medical equipment that each hospital and
(ii) each clinic combined are 28 594 (twenty eight thousand five hundred and ninety four).
(b) (i) These equipments fall under the category of medical and allied medical equipment ;
(ii) The dates of the equipment for both hospitals and clinics are available
(iii) The total purchase price is R749 691 340 (seven hundred and forty nine million six hundred and ninety one thousand three hundred and forty).
(c) (i) (ii) The total number of the dysfunctional equipment and / or require service for the hospitals and clinics are 365.
END.