An artist’s impression of the new psychiatric hospital, designed to provide specialised care for mental health users in the Ugu District.
A R240 million investment in Port Shepstone is set to transform the local healthcare landscape, as the KwaZulu-Natal Departments of Health and Public Works and Infrastructure officially break ground on a new state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital. Designed to address a critical service delivery gap, the project not only promises to provide much-needed specialised care for mental health users but also generates local economic development through a commitment to job creation.
KZN Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI) Infrastructure Maintenance and Technical Support chief director, Nokwanda Gcaba, said the department will construct a new 28-bed mental health inpatient and outpatient hospital.
“The value of the project is R240 million. These are only construction fees,” Gcaba said.
She said the project team includes GVK-Siya Zama, a Grade 9 contractor, as the successful bidder, a project manager, safety officer, Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) officer, architects, quantity surveyors, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, civil engineer, structural engineer, and the Operational Health and Safety (OHS) agent that have been appointed.
