NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO. 771

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 08 MAY 2020 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 14)

Mrs E R Wilson (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) Which hospitals (i) are being and (ii) will be upgraded in each province in order to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, (b) what is the cost of each proposed upgrade in each hospital, (c) what budgets are being used to finance the upgrades, (d)(i) have any virements on current budgets been submitted to fund the upgrades and (ii) what is the total thereof and (e) who has the authority to approve such virements?

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REPLY:

(a) The following hospitals are currently being upgraded and repurposed for COVID-19:

Province District Facility Eastern Cape Alfred Nzo Planning Field Hospital Amathole Bhiso Hospital Old Cecilia Makiwane Hospital Frere Hospital Grey Hospital Victoria Hospital Butterworth Hospital Planning Field Hospital Buffalo City Metro ABSA Stadium Chris Hani All Saints Hospital Planning Field Hospital Joe Gqabi Maclear Hospital Aliwal North Hospital Planning Field Hospital Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Livingstone Hospital Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital PE Stadium PE VW OR Tambo St Lucy's Hosptial St Patrick's Hospital St Barnabas Hospital Zitulele Hospital Taylor Bequest Hospital Planning Field Hospital Sarah Baartman Humansdorp Hospital Midland Hospital Planning Field Hospital Free State Fezile Dabi Parys Tokollo Boitumelo Lejweleputswa Bongani Winburg Mangaung Pelonomi Province District Facility Botshabelo Univerisitas JS Moroka Pelonomi Univerisitas Thabo Mofutsanyana Senorita Nhlabathi Hospital Dihlabeng Elizabeth Ross MM Mopeli Phekolong Nketoana Itemoheng Senorita Nhlabathi Hospital Mantsopa Hospital Xhariep Albert Nzula Hospital Diamant Itumeleng CHC Gauteng City of Tshwane Steve Biko Hospital Cluster Steve Biko Hospital Tshwane District Hospital Dr George Mukhari Cluster Dr George Mukhari Jubilee Hospital Ekurhuleni Tembisa Hospital City of Johannesburg Charltte Maxeke Hospital Cluster Metropolitan Municipality Charltte Maxeke Hospital Bertha Gxowa Chris Hani Baragwanath Cluster Christ Hani Baragwanath Kopanong Hospital Nasrec Ashanti Gold Hospital KwaZulu-Natal uMgungundlovu Grey's Hospital Doris Goodwin TB Hospital Richmond Chest Hospital Edendale Hospital Northdale Hospital Appelsbosch Hospital Townhill Hospital Umngeni Hospital Fort Napier eThekwini Clairwood Hospital Addington Hospital Prince Mshiyeni Hospital King Edward VIII Hospital Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Mahatma Gandhi Hospital King Dinuzulu Hospital (District) King Dinuzulu Hospital (EMS & Infr. Hub) King Dinuzulu Hospital (MDR) Hillcrest Hospital Ekuhlengeni Hospital St Marys Hospital Don McKenzie Hospital Charles James

2 Province District Facility Wentworth Hospital RK Khan Hospital Pixely Isaka ka Seme Royal Show Grounds Durban Exhibition Centre Clairwood Field Hospital Ugu Murchison St Andrews Port Shepstone GJ Crookes iLembe Umphumulo Hospital Untunjambili Hospital General Justice Gizenga Hospital Montebello Hospital Stanger Hospital field hospital Harry Gwala EG&Usher Memorial Hospital Rietvlei Hospital Christ the King Hospital St Apollinaris Hospital St Margaret Hospital Harry Gwala EG&Usher Memorial Hospital Rietvlei Hospital Christ the King Hospital St Apollinaris Hospital St Margaret Hospital King Cetshwayo Ngwelezana Hospital Ethembeni Queen Nandi Hospital Eshowe Hospital Ntambanana Clinic Nkandla Hospital St Marys Hospital Mbongolwane Hospital Ekhombe Hospital Catherine Booth Hospital Ngwelezana Hospital Field Amajuba Niemeyer Newcastle uMzinyathi Greytown Hospital COSH Dundee Hospital CJM Hospital uThukela Ladysmith Hospital Emmaus Hospital Escourt Hospital St Chad’s CHC Zululand Siloah Lutheran Mission Hospital Nongoma Private Hospital Phongola Private Hospital St Francis Hospital Liimpopo Capricorn Pietersburg Hospital Mankweng Hospital Mopani Letaba Sekhukhune St Ritas Philadelphia Vhembe Tshilidzini

3 Province District Facility Waterberg Mokopane Mpumalanga Nkangala Witbank Hospital Greenside CHC Middleburg hospital KwaMhlanga hospital Mmametlhake hospital Impungwe Hospital Impungwe Field Hospital KwaMhlanga Field hospital Gert Sibande Standerton TB Mbhejeka CHC Bethal hospital Piet Retief hospital Ermelo Hospital Ehlanzeni Rob Ferreira Hospital Themba Hospital Barberton TB Hospital Tonga hospital Mmametlhake hospital Shongwe hospital Barberton Hospital Matikwane Field Hospital Mmametlhake Field hospital Tonga Field Hospital Northern Cape Frances Baard Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital Prof ZK Matthews Hospital, Barkly West Harstwater Hospital Harmony Home Namakwa Springbok Hospital Louriesfonteing Pixley ka Seme De Aar Hospital Manne Dipico Hospital, Colesberg Prieska Hospital JT Gaetsewe Kuruman Hospital Tshwaragano Hospital ZF Mgawu Dr Harry Surtie Hospital, Upington Postmasburg Hospital Keimoes West End Old Mental hospital North West Bojanala Job Shimankana Hospital Moses Kotane Koster Hospital Brits Hospital JST Field Hospital 2 Mine Hospital Dr. Kenneth Kaunda Klerksdorp-Tshepong Tertiary Hospital Nic Bodenstein Westvall Hospital Duff Scott Potchefstroom Hospital Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Taung Hospital Christiaana Hospital Ganyesa Hospital Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital Ngaka Modiri Molema Zeerust Hospital Mafikeng Provincial Hospital 4 Province District Facility Lehurutshe Hospital General De La Rey Hospital Western Cape Cape Winelands District See attached spreadsheet Municipality Central Karoo District Municipality City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Garden Route District Municipality Overberg District Municipality West Coast District Municipality ICC Convention Centre Bracengate Warehouse

(b) We have not received the detailed costing from all the provinces as yet;

(c) Budgets available to the Provinces are their Provincial Equitable Share Funds and the Direct Infrastructure Grant;

(d) (i) Yes;

(ii) An amount of R1,1 billion could be potentially reprioritised from the Direct Grant to COVID19 projects. Provinces can also request for a change in their Business Plans to accommodate these upgrades;

(e) Virements are allowed between main divisions of the vote of up to 8%. This can be approved by the Accounting Officer and be ratified in the adjustment budget after the adjustment allocation letter has been issued.

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