“Sir, on behalf of the Rawsonville community, I would like to thank you that we are getting a new clinic, I just have one question, when?” This was the question, posed by Mrs Dolly Goedeman, that garnered enthusiastic applause from members of the... Read More
Martin Stuurman of George received a special gift for his 47th birthday when he underwent a kidney transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, visited Martin Stuurman on 29 August 2013 at Groote Schuur Hospital after a kidney transplant on him on his 47th birthday, nine days ago on 20 August.Stuurman is from George in the Southern Cape. Read More
The new chairperson, Mr Usman Ahmed and deputy chairperson, Mrs Penny Gill were elected onto the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Facility Board on Wednesday 21 August 2013. Read More
Western Cape Government Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel have once again been named finalists in the Centrum Guardian Project 2013. Read More
Dr Matodzi Mukosi was today introduced as the new CEO of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will introduce the new CEO of Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital at the hospital on the afternoon of 20 August 2013. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, officially opened Klaarstroom Clinic on 19 August 2013. The new facility covers 56 m2 and will service the community of Klaarstroom. Read More
Service delivery for paediatric cardiac patients has been greatly improved by the opening of a new Electrophysiology (EP) Lab at the hospital.EP studies map irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias). Untreated arrhythmias can become life-threatening. Read More
Western Cape Government Health celebrates the graduation of the new Community Care Workers on Farms. Read More
At a community dialogue meeting in New Horizons in Plettenberg Bay earlier this week, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, announced that the health facility will undergo R4 million worth of structural changes.The expected date of... Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, visited the renal unit at George Hospital on 5 August 2013 to personally congratulate the staff that have been acknowledged by Rotary in South Africa with their highest award – the Paul Harris award. Read More
On Friday, 2 August, Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will host a briefing session on funding models for two new hospitals in the province – one in Mossel Bay and one in the Helderberg area. Read More