The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko 

has confirmed that the department is working on plans to build a new 300 bedded Kempton Park District Hospital. 

The MEC disclosed this when responding to legislature questions about 

the old Kempton Park Hospital which closed its doors more than 2 

decades ago due to re-prioritization and streamlining of services. 

Communities near the old facility have continued to receive services at primary health facilities such as Kempton Park Civic Centre Clinic, Spartan Clinic, Birchleigh North Clinic and Birchleigh Clinic with patients who needed further management being transferred to Tembisa Hospital. Given the growing population in the Kempton Park area there is now a need for a higher level of care facility. 

MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko indicated that the Gauteng Department of Health has since engaged the Gauteng Infrastructure Funding Agency (GIFA) to assist with the funding proposals for the demolition of the old facility and the building of a new hospital. There are no time frames and budget as yet as the proposal is still under consideration. 

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Issued by Gauteng Department of Health 

For more information, contact Tshepo Shawa, MEC Spokesperson on 

072 222 6333 or Tshepo.Shawa@gauteng.gov.za