​The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is currently awaiting feedback from the Gauteng Infrastructure Funding Agency (GIFA) in relation to proposals about the old Kempton Park Hospital building. 
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, when responding to questions from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, explained that GIFA has completed the conditional assessment of the building at the end of June 2024 and has since called for Expression of Interest (EoI) by inviting potential private partners to submit their proposals on what must happen to the building. Once GIFA has assessed whatever proposals it got, recommendations will be presented to the GDoH for consideration.
In 2015, a process to reconsider the commissioning of the old Kempton Park Hospital was undertaken by instituting a conditional assessment of the facility. The assessment presented two possibilities which are to demolish the facility and rebuild it from scratch or to refurbish the entire hospital.
"It must be mentioned that both options presented huge financial implications for the department and the budget was not sufficient to undertake any of the two options. It is for this reason that we are now exploring a Public-Private Partnership," concluded Nkomo-Ralehoko.
Meanwhile, the GDoH has provided an update on the four new hospitals it plans to build in the province which will increase the existing 37 public hospitals in Gauteng to a total to 41. These new hospitals will be built in Soshanguve, Daveyton, Orange Farm and Diepsloot. 
The National Department of Health has approved the business case for the building of Daveyton Hospital, and the GDoH aims to complete engineering and architectural designs by March 2025. Land parcels have been identified for the building of the Orange Farm Hospital and the Soshanguve Hospital Land, and suitability investigations are expected soon. Investigations for the building of the Diepsloot Hospital are underway, with expectations for completion by the end of the financial year. 
MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko said that the additional hospitals will contribute positively to expanding access to healthcare and bridge the healthcare gap in township areas.
"This initiative will also address regional disparities in healthcare provision which are a crucial step towards achieving our vision of a universal healthcare system," said the MEC.