Anwar Kharwa
Dr Kharwa is responsible for Facilities Management at Karl Bremer Hospital. Through his innovative managerial and leadership skills, the near impossible was achieved with the commissioning and decommissioning of the CTICC Hospital of Hope, and the commissioning of the Brackengate Hospital of Hope in record time, as per project schedules and within budget. In collaboration with the Directorate Information Management, the Department of the Premier Centre for e-Innovation and lead clinicians, Dr Kharwa developed the paperless system used at both hospitals. The electronic storage of patient admission notes was conceptualised to reduce the indirect spread of COVID-19. The implementation of the electronic Meal Order System at both hospitals with Sub-Directorate Food Services is yet another example of Dr Kharwa’s high level innovation to provide a more efficient, sustainable and cost- effective service delivery in our fiscally-constrained environment.