New Mediclinic for Stellenbosch
Mediclinic Southern Africa announced plans to relocate the current Mediclinic Stellenbosch to a more prominent site along the R44 in Stellenbosch.
Since opening their doors in 1992, the hospital has grown from a 58 bed hospital with only 3 theatres to a world class facility with 102 beds, 5 theatres and a busy 24 hour emergency centre.
Celebrating 25 years of care in 2017 Operations Executive, Willie Kruger emphasises that the need for the new hospital was driven by the heavy demand for local facilities, “Mediclinic Stellenbosch was unable to grow in line with the need for care at its existing premises and it was decided to provide a new building at an alternative site in order to allow the hospital to better service the community.
“We are building in additional capacity for any future growth to ensure our patients are able to access the best available care long into the future.”
The new hospital, situated on the corner of Strand Road (R44) and Elsie Du Toit Drive in Stellenbosch, will retain the original name and will offer a series of specialised units for patient centric care as well as a multi-disciplinary team of specialists and Emergency Centre.
The state of the art building will also include a day hospital to be known as Mediclinic Stellenbosch Day Clinic, allowing patients with planned, non-emergency surgical procedures to be admitted and discharged on the day of surgery.
The design for the new hospital has been strongly influenced by the need to create sustainable and eco-friendly facilities and will include design elements relying on natural light in patient rooms, visiting areas and doctor consulting rooms. Several other greening and environmental elements will be incorporated into the hospital to minimise the carbon footprint of the facility.
The current building situated in Die Boord, Stellenbosch will be converted to an orthopaedic unit – to be known as Mediclinic Winelands Orthopaedic Hospital. Mediclinic Winelands Orthopaedic Hospital will house a number of Orthopaedic and Rheumatology specialists aiming to create a centre of excellence serving the Winelands community, ensuring all orthopaedic disciplines are covered within the facility. A second day hospital – the Mediclinic Winelands Orthopaedic Day Clinic – has been licensed for this hospital, catering for various short stay orthopaedic procedures.
Mediclinic Southern Africa Infrastructure General Manager, Kobus Jonck explains the timeline attached to the new hospital, “Our tender process closed early in March 2017. Following this certain legislative procedures need to be completed and we will be ready to break ground in May 2017. The project is expected to take approximately 20 months to complete, with the relocated Mediclinic Stellenbosch opening its doors in 2019.” The new hospital will be developed by Atterbury Properties, in consultation with Mediclinic Southern Africa.
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