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Bredasdorp Fire, Rescue & Disaster Management Services 028 425 1690
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Die Dam Resort 028 482 1710
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NSRI 028 435 7777
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News

21 December 2020

TEMPORARY SERVICE DELIVERY CHANGES IN OVERBERG HEALTH FACILITIES

Media Release: 21 December 2020

Ongoing visitor restrictions at hospitals
We know that you want to visit your loved ones in hospital, but to limit any potential risk of possible transmission of COVID-19, we must continue to restrict in-hospital visitations. This is in line with the principles of social distancing to limit interaction and in doing so slowing and stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Hospital visits:
No visitors to public health facilities: health facilities in the Western Cape are still subject to strict adherence to health protocols. If you have any questions about visitation restrictions, please call the hospital in question to enquire. We understand that it is difficult not being able to visit your loved ones but ask for your understanding and cooperation – together we can limit the spread of COVID-19.

No person will be allowed inside Western Cape Government Health facilities without wearing a cloth mask covering their nose and mouth.

When accessing any of our facilities, you can expect to be asked a number of questions before entry will be permitted. This is to ensure that no visitor matching the case definition of COVID-19 or displaying flu-like symptoms enters the facility for visitation. Please answer truthfully and help us to keep our staff and other patients safe.

Amended services at hospitals
With the increase in hospitalisations due to the second wave of COVID-19, Western Cape Government Hospitals must change how we provide healthcare services to ensure we have capacity to take care of patients who need immediate care. Changes in the current service delivery offering include:

  • Visitation is restricted
  • Non-urgent outpatient appointments will be postponed and patients given alternative dates
  • Non-urgent elective surgery will be postponed and patients provided with a later date
  • Patients who are in hospital but are stable will be discharged for further management at home or at a step-down facility
  • Outreaches from District and Regional hospitals will be suspended
  • Patients are urged to only access the Emergency Centre for emergencies. Non-emergencies to access healthcare services at nearest clinic.

Emergency services that will continue:

  • Emergency surgery
  • Obstetric surgery
  • High risk obstetric clinic
  • Fracture clinic
  • Limited eyecare and eye surgery
  • Allied health for emergency cases

Amended services at clinics

  • Medication delivery to stable chronic patients will continue, either to the home or the small community groups that have been set up already
  • Medication will be given for longer periods where possible
  • Outreaches will be postponed
  • Non-urgent appointments will be postponed and given an alternative date
  • Essential services will continue, such as TB and HIV screening and treatment, chronic care, family planning, immunisations, and antenatal and postnatal care
  • Dental services limited to emergencies only
  • Eyecare services limited to emergencies only
  • MOU’s (midwife obstetric units) will continue to operate.

Patients are encouraged to make an appointment before visiting a healthcare facility, by calling their local clinic. 

Coronavirus spreads where people gather, including at public health facilities. Only visit the clinic or hospital emergency centre when you really have to. Always wear a clean cloth mask over your mouth and nose and keep a distance of 1.5 m from other people.

Stay safe

  • Always wear a cloth mask covering your nose and mouth when leaving your house
  • Protect your air space by keeping a distance of 1.5 m from others
  • Socialise outdoors, with a small number of people, for a limited time
  • Avoid confined spaces with poor ventilation, crowds, and close contact with others
  • Keep doors and windows open for good ventilation when indoors
  • Stay home if you feel sick. Arrange a COVID-19 test if you have symptoms, such as headache, body ache, sore throat, cough, difficulty breathing, and weakness.
  • Isolate while waiting for test results. If positive, isolate for ten days.
Last published 21 December 2020

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21 December 2020

MEDIA RELEASE: HOSPITAL PLATFORM IN THE WESTERN CAPE UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE

20 December 2020

Hospitals in the Western Cape are currently under severe pressure. This is as a result of the sharp increase in patients requiring to be admitted with severe COVID-19 as well as the increase in non-COVID-19 trauma cases.

The bed status:
The 231 adult ICU/high care beds across hospitals are currently fluctuating between 80-100% total capacity daily (technically full) which is placing enormous pressure on the capability of all facilities. An additional 136 dedicated adult ICU COVID beds were made available, bringing the combined ICU/high care beds to 367.

As at 18 December there were 2 032 total Covid-19 patients in hospital of which 287 were in ICU/high care. However, the additional capacity made available requires resources to directed away from other services, meaning less capability for a particular health service to be rendered.

In addition, the 4 443 acute beds (excluding Maternity, Paediatric, Neonatal, Psychiatry beds, Red Cross, Mowbray and the TB hospitals) across the province are also taking strain with Metro hospitals operating at 78% and Rural hospitals at 89%.

The various bed totals change daily and is monitored by the management teams at hospitals.

Clinical decision-making during peak of pandemic
The protracted pressure on scarce health resources may result in possible delayed admission to hospital or the possibility that certain service packages cannot be rendered. To assist the teams the Department has initiated ethics committees to support the clinical decision making. Both clinical decision making and access to certain care packages will, by necessity, be different to those experienced in normal day-to-day services – for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.

These are unprecedented times globally and require us to take unprecedented actions to support the most vulnerable patients. Senior management fully supports clinicians in this very difficult time as their decisions are guided by equity, fairness, dignity, and engagement. To further support our teams and the demand for services, an additional 829 dedicated COVID beds have been made available.

Providing additional intermediate capacity to lessen pressure on acute hospitals
The existing 487 intermediate care beds, which are being provided by Brackengate, Sonstraal and Freesia ward (Lentegeur) are also seeing an increase in admissions. Brackengate is nearing capacity (total of 264 admissions on 17 December).

To support these facilities, were will be creating an additional 263 beds within Lentegeur and Tygerberg Hospital. We have already started exploring/implementing certain plans to further expand our capacity to deal with the increased demand for hospitalisation. Each option is guided by the availability of suitable infrastructure and staff resources.

Staffing resources:
As demands are placed on our staffing resources, we have put the following measures in place to ensure that our staffing needs can be met:
1. Additional agency staff
2. Volunteers and bursary holders
3. Extra doctors
4. Redeployment of staff internal staff

Staff safety is given the highest priority during this high-pressure period. No effort is spared to ensure safety protocols are adhered to. We have also staggered leave arrangements to try to ensure that staff can have some rest and time with their families.

While we expand our bed capacity, we require the support of every citizen in the province to do their part by being safe.
• Always wear a mask when going out
• Avoid crowded places, confined spaces with poor ventilation and close contact
• Stay home if sick and arrange a test – isolate while you wait for your results
• Be careful about sharing your “air space” by avoiding crowds where you cannot keep 1.5m distance
• Having people over? Limit the size of your get-together (more people = more risk) and Keep them short (longer = more risk)

Last published 21 December 2020

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17 December 2020

UPDATE PER TOWN in the Overberg - Thursday 17 December

Overstrand (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Fisherhaven 21 | 21 | 0

Gansbaai 91 | 82 | 7 (and 2 deaths)

De Kelders 21 | 18 | 2 (and 1 death)

Blompark 86 | 81 | 4 (and 1 death)

Masakhane 184 | 168 | 13 (and 3 deaths)

Pearly Beach 20 | 16 | 3 (and 1 death)

Uilkraalsmond 6 | 4 | 1 (and 1 death)

Franskraal 20 | 14 | 6

Kleinbaai 5 | 2 | 2 (and 1 death)

Baardskeerdersbos 2 | 2 | 0

Hawston 152 | 134 | 14 (and 4 deaths)

Hermanus 296 | 237 | 53 (and 6 deaths)

Kleinmond 250 | 166 | 81 (and 3 deaths)

Mt Pleasant 175 | 158 | 14 (and 3 deaths)

Onrus 85 | 70 | 10 (and 5 deaths)

Sandbaai 80 | 59 | 21

Stanford 161 | 149 | 9 (and 3 deaths)

Vermont 36 | 23 | 13

Zwelihle 675 | 634 | 34 (and 7 deaths)

TOTAL 2366 | 2038 | 287 (and 41 deaths)

 

TWK (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Botrivier 113 | 94 | 16 (and 3 deaths)

Caledon 619 | 403 | 195 (and 21 deaths)

Elgin 59 | 36 | 20 (and 3 deaths)

Genadendal 70 | 45 | 24 (and 1 death)

Grabouw 913 | 727 | 155 (and 31 deaths)

Greyton 27 | 18 | 8 (and 1 death)

Riviersonderend 141 | 112 | 27 (and 2 deaths)

Villiersdorp 387 | 247 | 126 (and 14 deaths)

Voorstekraal 10 | 8 | 1 (and 1 death)

TOTAL 2339 | 1690 | 572 (and 77 deaths)

 

Swellendam (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Barrydale 42 | 35 | 6 (and 1 death)

Buffeljagsrivier 34 | 25 | 8 (and 1 death)

Suurbraak 27 | 24 | 1 (and 2 deaths)

Swellendam 420 | 323 | 90 (and 7 deaths)

TOTAL 523 | 407 | 105 (and 11 deaths)

 

Cape Agulhas (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Bredasdorp 474 | 356 | 106 (and 12 deaths)

Elim 51 | 30 | 20 (and 1 death)

Napier 91 | 72 | 16 (and 3 deaths)

Struisbaai 74 | 58 | 15 (and 1 death)

Waenhuiskrans 42 | 33 | 8 (and 1 death)

TOTAL 732 | 549 | 165 (and 18 deaths)

Last published 17 December 2020

News

14 December 2020

Overberg Coronavirus Update: 14 December 2020

Update per town in the Overberg

Herewith the latest number of positive #Coronavirus cases for the Western Cape and the #Overberg (14 December).

• The Western Cape has 156,171 confirmed cases (as of 1pm today).

• In the Overberg, there are a total of 5498 cases (966 active cases).

• We can also report 142 deaths in the Overberg. Our sincere condolences go to the family and friends of the deceased.

UPDATE PER TOWN in the Overberg (Monday 14 December):

Here are the latest number of #Coronavirus cases per town in the Overberg. (Please respect the privacy and confidentiality of any active or past #COVID19 patients.)

 

Overstrand (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Fisherhaven 21 | 19 | 2

Gansbaai 86 | 79 | 5 (and 2 deaths)

De Kelders 20 | 18 | 1 (and 1 death)

Blompark 86 | 79 | 6 (and 1 death)

Masakhane 179 | 163 | 13 (and 3 deaths)

Pearly Beach 19 | 16 | 2 (and 1 death)

Uilkraalsmond 5 | 3 | 1 (and 1 death)

Franskraal 19 | 14 | 5

Kleinbaai 4 | 2 | 1 (and 1 death)

Baardskeerdersbos 2 | 2 | 0

Hawston 150 | 127 | 19 (and 4 deaths)

Hermanus 268 | 230 | 32 (and 6 deaths)

Kleinmond 220 | 149 | 68 (and 3 deaths)

Mt Pleasant 168 | 157 | 8 (and 3 deaths)

Onrus 79 | 68 | 6 (and 5 deaths)

Sandbaai 66 | 57 | 9

Stanford 157 | 148 | 6 (and 3 deaths)

Vermont 28 | 23 | 5

Zwelihle 654 | 629 | 18 (and 7 deaths)

TOTAL 2231 | 1983 | 207 (and 41 deaths)

 

TWK (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Botrivier 107 | 90 | 14 (and 3 deaths)

Caledon 551 | 359 | 172 (and 20 deaths)

Elgin 51 | 36 | 12 (and 3 deaths)

Genadendal 61 | 41 | 19 (and 1 death)

Grabouw 847 | 688 | 128 (and 31 deaths)

Greyton 23 | 16 | 6 (and 1 death)

Riviersonderend 129 | 105 | 22 (and 2 deaths)

Villiersdorp 350 | 201 | 136 (and 13 deaths)

Voorstekraal 10 | 7 | 2 (and 1 death)

TOTAL 2129 | 1543 | 511 (and 75 deaths)

 

Swellendam (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Barrydale 42 | 33 | 8 (and 1 death)

Buffeljagsrivier 30 | 22 | 7 (and 1 death)

Suurbraak 26 | 24 | 0 (and 2 death)

Swellendam 378 | 319 | 53 (and 6 deaths)

TOTAL 476 | 398 | 68 (and 10 deaths)

 

Cape Agulhas (Cases, Recovered, Active)

Bredasdorp 424 | 307 | 106 (and 11 deaths)

Elim 46 | 15 | 30 (and 1 death)

Napier 85 | 60 | 22 (and 3 deaths)

Struisbaai 69 | 54 | 15

Waenhuiskrans 38 | 30 | 7 (and 1 death)

TOTAL 662 | 466 | 180 (and 16 deaths)

Last published 14 December 2020

Financial Monthly Report November 2020

Published 2020-12-14

News

11 December 2020

ODM Closure of Offices for Holiday Season 2020

Notice is hereby given that the Overberg District Municipality’s offices will be closed over the holiday period as follows:

ODM Administrative Offices
The administrative offices will be closed for the period 28 December 2020 to 31 December 2020, and will re-open on 4 January 2020.
NB - The offices will close at 13h00 on 24 December.

ODM Roads Department
The Roads Department closes annually to coincide with the builders’ holidays. The department closes on Friday, 18 December 2020 and re-opens again on Monday, 18 January 2020.
NB - All depots close at 11h00 on 18 December.

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

Swellendam Municipality: Offices will be closed at 12h00 on 24 December 2020 until 31 December 2020, subject to the continuation of essential services.

Cape Agulhas Municipality: All offices are closed for the period 28 December to 31 December 2020 subject to operational requirements.

Theewaterskloof Municipality: Offices will be closed for the period 28 December 2020 until 31 December 2020, subject to the requirement that essential services will remain in operation.

Overstrand Municipality: The municipality will remain operational for the period 28 December to 31 December 2020 as this will be the peak of the season and services are required to continue.

Last published 11 December 2020

News

09 December 2020

Applications for support from the Presidential Employment Stimulus Fund

Call for applications from subsistence producers / farmers

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development invites applications from subsistence producers / farmers to be supported through the Presidential Employment Stimulus Fund. The main objective of this initiative is to support employment of marginalised producers / farmers. The fund will enable subsistence producers / farmers to retain self-employment in the agricultural sector, thereby contributing to food security and economic growth.

 

Please CLICK HERE to view the advertisement for full details.

 

Published 2020-12-09

Last published 09 December 2020

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