Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg faces HVAC repair hurdles, says KZN Public Works

Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg is expected to get an overhaul of its 40-year-old heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

Changes to the decanting strategy to repair air conditioning units at Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg increased the overall project budget.

This includes additional work beyond the mechanical scope due to work done by other consultants. This was one of the challenges the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) faced in restoring the hospital’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

The DPWI updated the KZN Portfolio Committee on Health on the maintenance of Grey's Hospital and Northdale Hospital on Friday.

The DPWI stated that the Department of Health (DoH) has not formally declared the project an emergency, which limits the ability to implement a fast-tracking programme.