Nelson Mandela children’s hospital making progress but still under capacity
17 February 2020
Three years after the official opening of the 200-bed Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in December 2016 a total of 1625 patients have been treated in the six months from April to September last year, but the oncology unit is still not open.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Masuku, the hospital has been funded by R300 million for the 2019/20 financial year, and the average bed occupancy rates are as follows:
Paediatric ICU - 67%