Overstrand Medical Centre
Better Healthcare for Community Growth
Overview
Overstrand Medical Centre is being built to respond to our community health needs. The hospital project, funded by private investors, aims to improve healthcare, and boost socio-economic growth in the Greater Gansbaai region. Located at the entrance to Gansbaai, opposite the police station, the modern 20-bed medical centre will have an emergency unit, two operating theatres, acute care beds, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, as well as a pharmacy. The 24x7 facility will meet inpatient and outpatient needs, boost specialized care, and support patients from local medical practitioners.
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
— Desmond Tutu
Project Status
To date, several compliance and regulatory steps for the hospital licensing, planning, and construction have been completed and approved at respective national, provincial, and local levels. Municipal authorities in Hermanus and Gansbaai continue to be key stakeholders in the current site planning and urban development process.
Necessary licenses have been approved for hospital, emergency centre, and radiology facility.
Building plans for the emergency centre will be submitted in early July.
Overall site development plan was submitted on 1 June 2023. Once approval is given, the building contractors will start on foundations.
Earthworks projects commenced on 25 July 2023 - the helicopter pads are being relocated, and the land is being cleared.
Why invest in healthcare?
Cape Ethical Organics is an investment developer seeking opportunities to enable positive impact in Western Cape communities. The investment into healthcare is seen as strategic for urban development that promotes active living and socio-economic growth. Global research shows that medical institutions play a major role in the social and economic vitality of communities. They create jobs, they spend on goods and services, and they generate economic activity.
Cape-EO believes that together with the right partners and with support from stakeholders and the community, the planned facility will be an anchor medical institution that leverages local resources and attracts further community investment. Its presence will uplift the lives of those already resident in the community, while also making Gansbaai and surrounding communities more attractive as a semigration and retirement destination