By Kabelo Abel Mokgalabone
POLOKWANE: Limpopo Premier says patients will no longer have to travel to Gauteng province to be attended by specialists but will have their health specialists nearby and that they will ensure that the academic hospital is not plagued by corruption.
He said this during the official project handover to Sandton – based Enza Construction, who have awarded the responsibility of constructing a state-of-the-art Limpopo Central Academic Hospital.
The handover of the 25 hectares land was spearheaded by Limpopo Premier, Stanley Mathabatha as well as Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba in Polokwane today.
The new R4 Billion hospital will be built near the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
Speaking to the media, Mathabatha said it will be the biggest hospital to be built in the SADC region and will not only be beneficial to the people of Limpopo.
The hospital will not only train healthcare workers and specialists but will make it possible for the health department to provide quaternary healthcare services.
