Brand new isolation and quarantine site unveiled by Health MEC at Clairwood Hospital
MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu also announced the recruitment of thousands of various categories of employees who will work in Covid-19 wards for the next six months, and possibly beyond.
THE provincial Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu announced Clairwood Hospital as the latest addition to the province’s quarantine and isolation centres recently.
The MEC was joined by Head of Department Dr Sandile Tshabalala, and representatives of organised labour. She said the Covid-19 facility, which was refurbished in just two months, will enable 154 patients to be isolated and about 40 to be quarantined.
It also has technological advancements such as doors programmed to only permit entry for people with appropriate temperature and who are wearing a mask, as well as a wash bay to sanitise ambulances immediately after dropping off Covid-19 patients.
“Although we are also investing in field hospitals that will be placed in several venues such as the Pietermaritzburg Royal Showgrounds and the Durban Exhibition Centre, renovating our own facilities was a must so that our facilities are useful for even after the pandemic.”
“We also want to make sure that our facilities meet the National Health Insurance (NHI) requirements so that they can be accredited,” she said.
The MEC also announced the recruitment of thousands of various categories of employees who will work in Covid-19 wards for the next six months, and possibly beyond.
“In one of our biggest and most significant HR recruitment drives ever, we have, advertised 4 773 posts in the following categories: 2 408 professional nurses, 1 968 enrolled nurses, 230 general orderlies, 70 ward clerks and 97 ICU nurses.”
The posts were advertised on the department’s official website. Visit www.kznhealth.gov.za for more information.
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