Gift of the Givers officially hands over 20-bed isolation facility By Roslyn Baatjies-Klaasen - 16 December 2020
Settlers Hospital in Makhanda has officially unveiled a sparkling new 20-bed isolation facility, equipped with high care units and oxygen points, courtesy of Gift of the Givers.
The Covid-19 intervention project, which was handed over on Tuesday, is the result of a promise made by the humanitarian organisation on a visit to the hospital on November 30, when it pledged to convert a disused wing into an isolation facility.
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Gift of the Givers completes 20-bed Covid-19 wing for Eastern Cape hospital
15 December 2020 4:56 PM
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Disaster relief agency Gift of the Givers has handed over new R750,000 Covid-19 isolation facility to Settlers Hospital in Makhanda on Tuesday.
Gift of the Givers founder Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman says the special Covid-19 hospital wing was renovated completed in just one week.
The non-profit organisation converted an old, unused section of the Settlers Hospital in Makhanda (previously called Grahamstown).
The facility at Settlers Hospital has been equipped with oxygen points and high- care isolation facilities, Sooliman tells CapeTalk.
Imtiaz Sooliman, Founder - Gift of the Givers
Gift of the Givers is set to hand over a new 20-bed Covid-19 isolation facility at Settlers Hospital on Tuesday 15 December. This follows Dr Imtiaz Sooliman’s visit to the hospital on 30 November to assess its requirements. Along with hospitals across the Eastern Cape, Settlers is struggling to meet the needs of a growing number of Covid admissions, as cases surge in the Province.
During their visit to Settlers Hospital, Gift of the Givers was shown the disused former Netcare private wing and undertook to refurbish it to serve as a 20-bed dedicated Covid-19 isolation facility with High Care and oxygen points.
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Desryn-Philips, Devron-Voormink (seated) and Sulayman Koort in the former Netcare ICU at Settlers Hospital. They are part of a team undertaking a R750 000 refurbishing project there funded by the Gift of the Givers to create capacity for Covid cases. Photo: Sue Maclennan Settlers refurbishment under way
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Desryn Philips, Devron Voormink and Sulayman Koort take a photo break in the former private intensive care unit (ICU) at Settlers Hospital on 10 December 2020. They’re part of a team funded by the Gift of the Givers who are renovating and refurbishing wards there. This is to create more capacity for Covid cases in the short term and in general in the longer term
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Gravediggers at work at Mayfield Cemetery on Friday 4 December. 21 graves were dug there in the last week of November, as Covid cases surge in the town and the Province. Photo: Sue Maclennan Undertakers plead for Covid caution
Makhanda’s undertakers are begging the community to take Covid-19 seriously as
rapidly rising deaths in the town bring heartbreak for families and strain for those who help them through it.
Sue reports.
Caring for heartbroken family members, while meeting the strict requirements for funerals under the Covid-19 pandemic, along with keeping themselves safe, is putting funeral home staff and owners under extraordinary strain.