Durban, 19 Oct 2015
High-performing and secure ICT solution provider, Datacentrix, has been appointed to roll out a tailored ICT solution at Ahmed Al Kadi Hospital, which is currently under construction in Durban.
Ahmed Al Kadi Hospital, founded on Islamic principles, is owned by the Islamic Medical Association Baytul Nur Trust, the initiator of the project, and approximately 3 000 community members and health professionals. From March 2016, the hospital will provide healthcare to South African citizens, regardless of race, religion or creed. The hospital, a R350 million investment with planned capacity for 166 beds, is being constructed off the N3 highway in the suburb of Mayville.
Having undertaken an intensive seven-month evaluation and consultative process, Datacentrix has mapped out a fully integrated plan to address the hospital's technology needs, which will be rolled out in two phases.
Phase one involves the commissioning, procurement and installation of services and infrastructure needs, including cabling, CCTV and access control; a medical grade network for the hospital and theatre equipment; a business network for the hospital administration system (including all the servers, data centres, connectivity requirements, notebooks and work stations); the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as well as a hospital information system (HIS); and the rollout of an enterprise information management (EIM) system for the management and archiving of information.
The second phase entails a three-year service outsource contract to ensure optimal uptime and performance of the hospital's systems.
According to Shakeel Jhazbhay, Datacentrix's EIM business unit manager for KwaZulu-Natal and project lead, the end-to-end project has demanded a fully integrated approach by Datacentrix, drawing expertise from multiple disciplines to deliver best-fit solutions for the hospital's needs. "The project is a prime example of the synergy and teamwork between Datacentrix's competency areas, providing truly integrated systems for our clients," he explains.
Solly Suleman, chairman of Ahmed Al Kadi Hospital, explains the hospital's directors were in dire need of direction when it came to designing its IT infrastructure. "Datacentrix's partnership approach and support has been nothing short of brilliant," he states. "The company even provided strategic advice free of charge prior to its official appointment, and the expertise provided has ensured that we have made the right technology choices. Our experience with Datacentrix - and the expert input received from the CEO, Ahmed Mahomed, down the ranks - has been greatly appreciated."
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