High-tech hospital

Photography Louis van Zyl

The newly upgraded Cormed hospital in Vanderbijlpark offers an increased capacity and state-of-the-art technology.

The new double-volume foyer/ reception

High-level medical care in Gauteng received a significant boost with the expansion and refurbishment of the Cormed Private Hospital by Giflo Medical, part of leading commercial and medical property developer, the Giflo Group.

The existing hospital’s capacity was doubled in size as part of an expansive upgrade, which included the addition of a new operating theatre complex with a laminar flow theatre, a fully equipped ophthalmology theatre, as well as a general theatre. The new theatre complex has been operational since last November. At 4 400m2 Cormed Private Hospital now also boasts 62 beds in fully upgraded medical and surgical wards, an afterhours facility, intensive-care unit and high-care facilities.

Phase 1 of the initial redevelopment project was completed in October 2020 and the full upgrade of all facilities and equipment, as well as the hospital expansion, was implemented while the hospital remained fully operational throughout the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of many challenges along the way, the official opening of the newly revamped Cormed Private Hospital will take place in June 2021.

Says Ivan Makkink, director of Giflo Medical, “We are very proud to have played a role in fulfilling the vision to establish Cormed Private Hospital as a significant, state-of-theart facility where patients from the Vanderbijlpark community and beyond can come for quality healthcare and aftercare.”

Here high technology meets the superlative patient care that has always been at the heart of the Cormed ethos. This reputation, built over 30 years by the dedicated and passionate multidisciplinary team of Cormed Private Hospital, has laid a foundation of medical excellence.

The world-class upgrade of the facilities is enabling the team to rise to the increased healthcare needs of the people of the Vaal Triangle – be they patients, physicians or employees – who choose Cormed Private Hospital for unparalleled patient care.

A new state-of-the-art ophthalmology theatre

The recovery room at the ophthalmology centre; the new double-volume foyer/ reception

Professional Team Client/Architect: Giflo Group Main Contractor: Rubicon Construction Quantity Surveyor: Taljaard Meyer & Storm Inc Electrical And Mechanical Engineering: Spoormaker & Partners Civil Engineer: Struxit Projects Sustainability Consultants: Sem Solutions