Services (EMS) vehicles
8 September 2006
Who: Free State Department of Health
What: Launch of EMS vehicles
Where: Bophelo House (new building of the Department of Health Next to the
station)
When: 11 September 2006 at 14h00
Why: The Department of Health purchased 52 new ambulances in order to alleviate
the shortage in other areas in the province that need capacity urgently. The
cost of these vehicles amounts to R15 million. The allocation will be as
follows:
Region: Eastern Free State
District: Thabo Mofutsanyana
Station:
Bethlehem x1
Fouriesburg x1
Harrismith x2
Lindley x1
Marquard x1
Qwa Qwa x2
Reitz x1
Senekal x1
Warden x1
Current status: 35
Total new ambulances: 11
Region: Northern Free State
District: Fezile Dabi
Station:
Frankfort x1
Heilbron x1
Koppies x2
Kroonstad x1
Parys x1
Sasolburg x2
Viljoenskroon x1
Villiers x1
Current status: 24
Total new ambulances: 10
District: Lejweleputswa
Station:
Boshoff x1
Bothaville x1
Brandfort x1
Dealsville x1
Hoopstad x1
Odendaalsrus x1
Ventersburg x1
Virginia x2
Welkom x2
Winburg x1
Current status: 26
Total new ambulances: 11
Region: Southern Free State
District: Motheo
Station:
Bloemfontein x2
Botshabelo x1
Ladybrand x1
Thaba Nchu x1
Wepener x1
Current status: 31
Total new ambulances: 6
District: Xhariep
Station:
Bethulie x1
Edenburg x1
Gariep Dam x1
Jacobsdal x1
Jaggersfontein x1
Koffiefontein x1
Petrusburg x1
Phillipolis x1
Reddesburg x1
Rouxville x1
Smithfield x1
Springfontein x1
Trompsburg x 1
Zastron x1
Current status: 22
Total new ambulances: 14
Enquires:
Mrs Elke de Witt
Cell: 083 561 6517
Issued by: Department of Health, Free State Provincial Government
8 September 2006
