Curaçao Medical Center

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Curaçao Medical Center
Hospitals in Curaçao

Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital.[3] The hospital opened on 15 November 2019,[2] and has been constructed next to the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital.[3] As of 2021, the hospital has 300 beds, and a staff of 1,170 people.[1]

History

The main hospital of Curaçao used to be the

Dutch Antilles.[3] The hospital was constructed in 1855, and was no longer up to international standards. In 2011, it was decided to construct a new hospital next to the existing hospital.[4] The Curaçao Medical Center opened on 15 November 2019,[2] and all the existing patients were moved to the new hospital.[5] The hospital was fully operational in one week.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fact sheet". Curaçao Medical Center. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Een droom komt uit voor Curaçao Medical Center". ilionx (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Curaçao Medical Center Curaçao". OZ Architect. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ "AT Osborne begeleidt oplevering van Curaçao Medical Center". Consultancy.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Curaçao Medical Center". United Care Caribbean (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Curaçao Medical Center, EPD en EIM één week Live na een ongekend grote Big Bang!". Ausser Hofer Bos (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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