The Limpopo Department of Health issued the long-awaited confirmation of their authorization to plan, erect and operate a 50 bed / 4 theater private healthcare facility at the end of October 2019 and the team has now kicked into low gear with final preparation for the commencement of construction early in 2020.
Scheduled completion of the facility is for end of 2021.
The hospital will be known as the Hoedspruit Private Hospital and will be centrally and conveniently located on a 2-ha commercial land parcel in the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate next to Lowveld Academy, behind the existing Hoedspruit shopping centre on a portion of prime and serene real estate.
The facility is well advanced in its planning and Architectural proposals have been prepared by the Johannesburg based Architectural firm of A3 architects (Pty) Ltd, who have a 30-year track record of specialized healthcare planning and more than 350 healthcare projects under their belt. They are supported by a wellseasoned team of experienced engineering and cost consultant specifically in hospital development.
“The licence holder,Hoedspruit Private Hospital OpCo (Pty) Ltd is Pieter Scholtz and Jaco Leicester from Hoedspruit who have engaged with selected local and out of town investors, doctors and specialists to establish, fund and operate the new facility,” Carien Taute from Buzz Projects and Coaching told Hoedspruit Herald The Hospital will be a full-service facility of 6 000 sq./m under roof, offering a state of-the-art trauma unit, radiology diagnostic facility, pathology, surgical and medical facilities and beds as well as all key ancillary allied clinical services. Provision has been made for 10 on site doctors and specialist rooms together with a session-al visiting doctors consulting room.
The license has been granted for 28 general adult beds, 8 pediatric beds, 4 ICU beds, 10 ambulatory beds and 4 theatre’s.
The commissioning consultant, Halcyon Management services, is a seasoned specialist in hospital development and management and has been appointed by the licence holder to manage and deliver the proposed new facility with the assistance of local project coordinator, Carien Taute from Buzz Projects and Coaching.
The facility is set to bolster and enhance the local tourist trade with the promise of a convenient professional 24-hour trauma and emergency facility and will also provide
convenient relief for all locals who will eventually have access to state of the art private healthcare convenience.
The development team has had initial professional participation engagements but will now begin the process of formal engagement and enrollment and encourages all interested parties to contact a view to finalizing the human resource element of the project.There is still opportunity for investors to get involved in the project.
Please contact the project coordinator at info@hoedspruithospital.com.
Regular updates and progress report will be published to ensure a smooth and inclusive process throughout the project cycle and the developers look forward to the strong support of the local community in the successful delivery of this exciting project which is the formal confirmation that Hoedspruit is now an independent fully serviced community.
“Hoedspruit is a very uniue town with unique residents. Ive read the other day that it also referred to as the safari capital of South Africa. The hospital is being build for Hoedspruit and it’s people with specific needs,” Taute said.
