Visionary Client of the Year
Western Cape Department of Health
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RECOGNITION
he Western Cape Department of Health’s Facility
order to divert possible Covid-19 patients. In some instances,
and Infrastructure Covid-19 response programme
temporary structures were used to provide the quickest response.
stood out in terms of the plan, execution methodology and final delivery within tight time
and cost constraints, as well as limited internal resources. The combined Facility and Infrastructure response to the
Additional intermediate-care beds were identified and provided in line with the anticipated requirements and predictions, namely: • CTICC Hospital of Hope – 862 beds • Brackengate – 338 beds
Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates the province’s readiness to
• Harry Comay – conversion of 38 beds and addition of 20 beds
deal with health needs and provide effective service delivery.
• Sonstraal TB Hospital – conversion and extra beds provided a
In doing so, the department’s visionary and innovative
total of 150 Covid-19 beds.
thinking, planning and execution serve as an example to all
The CTICC and Brackengate beds will only be temporary,
clients, both public and private, in the delivery of infrastructure
whereas the infrastructure at Sonstraal and Harry Comay
for the betterment of society, industry and the country during
will be used to permanently address some of the backlog in
a pandemic.
infrastructure requirements.
The department identified the Covid-19 hotspot areas where
As the requirements and pressures escalated, further containers
urgent infrastructure interventions – such as triage and testing
and roof structures are being constructed as waiting areas and
areas, additional medical gas points and additional beds – were
additional screening areas. Going forward, these additions will
required, based on the predicted curve. Triage and testing
address insufficient space needs at these facilities over the short
stations were introduced in both the metro and rural areas in
and medium term.
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