Western Cape
Health Department:
Field Hospital

Brackengate Business Park, Brackenfell

The Challenge

During April 2020, the Western Cape Health department contacted us with the urgent request to assist them commission a Covid-19 field hospital. This was during the time that “lockdown” restrictions were instituted world-wide. The brief was something out of the ordinary, options were limited and time was of the essence.

HOSPITAL BEDS

WEEKS TO COMPLETION

HOURS PER DAY

The Solution

It took an “out of the box” approach, but we had the solution. At the time, we had subsequently let a new warehouse facility to a client and they were in the process of taking occupation. Our motivation was based on a risk mitigating strategy, expecting a potential downturn in the economy. Our new tenant and the Landlord would possibly be exposed due to matters beyond their control.

A race against time

Without delay, we structured a sub-lease with the Western Cape Department of Health in order to make the facility available in combatting the pandemic.

The project entailed a complete transition of converting warehouse space into a high-tech field hospital. We assisted in pulling together an efficient professional team and contractors, and ran a 24/7 programme for roughly 5 weeks. The end product may well be known to be one of the best temporary field hospitals in the world.

A job well done

The Covid-19 field hospital opened it’s doors to the first infected patients on 20 July 2020 and successfully weathered the Covid-19 storm.

Today, this facility remains in operation and services the Western Cape Health Department as a decanting facility to Karl Bremer Hospital during it’s extensive renovations.