To complete the re-establishment, we require the following funds
Old Children’s Hospital
Interior
R42M
($2.8M)
Old Nurse’s Home
Interior
R26M
($1.7M)
Tower Block
New Construction
R355M
($23.7M)
Prince’s Wing & Central Nurse’s Home
Interior & Exterior
R74M
($4.9M)
Site Infrastructure
Interior & Exterior
R22M
($1.5M)
TOTAL REQUIRED
R519M
($34.6M)
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Our restoration journey
COMPLETED
Phase 5
Phase 5 includes renovations to the interior of the Old Nurses Home. The ground floor of the three-storey Old Nurses Home building was renovated and achieved Practical Completion in June 2021. It will function as a COVID-19 Isolation Facility for children, adolescents and their families and will ultimately be repurposed as a “Mother’s Lodge”, providing a much-needed accommodation facility for parents/caregivers and their children while the children are attending block therapy sessions at the hospital.
COMPLETED
Phase 4
Phase 4 included renovation to the interior of the Old Children’s Hospital Main Building. To date, a number of sections within the building have been renovated.
Two temporary Therapy Spaces, supporting the services of the Neurodevelopment Assessment Centre outpatient facility, were handed over to the Department of Health in December 2016 and December 2020 respectively.
The Victor Daitz Psychology Centre achieved Practical Completion in June 2021 and the Centre for Adolescent Health is scheduled for completion In October 2021. These facilities will provide much-needed integrated community-based support services for children and adolescents, including specialised counselling services, psycho-social assessment and support, specialised services for HIV exposed children and HIV affected adolescents, as well as supporting health provider skills and capacity building.
COMPLETED
Phase 3
This phase comprised demolition of the Old Admin Building, Old Printing Building; preliminary construction of the Bulk Services hub and construction of a 7, 000 square metre basement, including parking for 120 cars. Tenders for demolition work and construction of the basement went out in September 2014. Completion of the basement occurred in July 2016 at a cost of R39,2 million. Handover of the basement and maintenance thereof to KZN Department of Health occurred in March 2017.
COMPLETED
Phase 2
Phase 2A: Comprised renovations to the roof and external façade of the Main Old Children’s Hospital Building. This commenced in February 2013 and practical completion occurred on April 4th, 2014, three months ahead of schedule at an approximate cost of R15,4 million.
Phase 2B: Preliminary design of bulk services (sewage, water, and electrical sub-stations) occurred in parallel to phases 2A and 2C, extending into FY14/15.
Phase 2C: Comprised renovations to the roof and external façade of the Old Nurses Home to maintain the structural integrity of the building. Infrastructural work commenced on 8th October 2013 and practical completion occurred on 13th August 2014, six weeks ahead of schedule, at a cost of R10.5 million.
COMPLETED
Phase 1
This phase included refurbishment of the Old Outpatients Building, Historical Impact Assessment, Roof Engineer’s Reports, Occupational Health & Safety audits, development of ‘as built’ drawings, and a site survey. Practical completion of the building was achieved on 30th November 2012 at a cost of R15,9 million. The renovated ‘Old Out-patients Building’ (OPD) houses a multi-disciplinary Neurodevelopment Assessment Centre and the KZN Regional Paediatric & Adolescent Training Centre. including a training venue for 40 people, office space for clinical staff and trainers, and the KZN Children’s Hospital Trust offices. The Training auditorium has been used extensively for workshops on a range of child health topics including TB, HIV and IMCI since February 2013. Training of KZN health providers commenced in April 2013 and clinical services commenced on 8th July 2013.
We thank our wonderful donors, sponsors and partners for their support
Donors and Sponsors
Partners
Help restore this landmark institution
The Durban Children’s Hospital was the first facility in all of Africa dedicated exclusively to kids. It was built in 1928 by then-Durban Mayor Mary Siedle, who wanted to take a child of colour for medical treatment but could not find a place. Help us restore this proud African institution to its former glory.
The KZN Children’s Hospital is a centre of excellence… funding is desperately needed to ensure that restoration is completed and the dream to offer care to all disadvantaged and vulnerable children is realised.
Dr Lawrence Mubaiwa
Head: Division of Paediatric Neurology & Child Development University of KwaZulu-Natal
We need the young, we need their voices, we need their compassion
Sir Elton John
Founder: Elton John AIDS Foundation, KZN Children’s Hospital Donor
My vision is for children to have their physiotherapy and other therapy on the beach. I would like the wheelchairs and the beds to be wheeled out there, so I'm going to try build some sort of ramp.
Dr Arthi Ramkissoon
Founder: KZN Children’s Hospital Trust
Starting from zero
Images taken before the restoration process began
