House capacity:
CHOC Western Cape Region plays host to two CHOC Houses and a Lodge. The CHOC Lodge Tygerberg can accommodate five families receiving treatment at Tygerberg Hospital. The Plumstead CHOC House can accommodates thirteen parents and thirteen children & our Sybrand Park CHOC House can accommodates four parents and four children.Families accommodated at the  Plumstead and Sybrand Park CHOC Houses receives treatment at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch Medical Centre, Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital.

Approximate number of staff members:
CHOC Western Cape Region has 10 permanent staff members and one Administration Intern.

How many bed nights were served:
In the Financial Year 2020/ 2021 CHOC Western Cape Region’s two CHOC Houses and one Lodge provided a total of 6 860 bed nights to parents who travel long distances for treatment.

Transport costs:
In the Financial Year 2020/2021 CHOC Western Cape Region disbursed Transport Fund assistance to 1 229 children and 1 320 parents treated jointly at Tygerberg Hospital and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. This amounted to R103 320 disbursed over twelve months.

Psychosocial support given:
CHOC Western Cape Region has 1 x Social Auxiliary placed Worker placed in the Paediatric Oncology Ward at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. This CHOC SAW practices under the supervision of the Paediatric Oncology Social Worker and together  Psychosocial support is given to families who are on the treatment  journey, bereaved parents and  families whose children are on follow up and remission.

Meals given in the last financial year:
CHOC Western Cape provides nutritional support on a monthly basis to the parents who receives treatment at the Paediatric Oncology Units of Tygerberg Hospital and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. CHOC donates both food hampers and food vouchers to the Units on a monthly basis.

In the Financial Year 2020/ 2021 CHOC Western Cape Region disbursed a total of 282 food hampers and 108 food vouchers.