The facility has been built by Volkswagen and is funded by the German government.
Once the next two phases are completed and the facility is fully operational, the Reverend Doctor Elizabeth Mamisa Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital will be able to accommodate up 3,300 patients.The Eastern Cape Health Department and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be responsible for its daily operations and management.
Volkswagen South Africa's Thomas Schaefer said the company had secured over a R100 million in grant funding to convert a section of its 66,000 square metre factory in Nelson Mandela Bay to a temporary overflow medical facility.
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