Nicaragua to have one of the largest health centers in Central America
By Guy José Bendaña-Guerrero & Asociados
The replacement of the Nuevo Amanecer Regional Hospital in the city of Bilwi, in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua is progressing steadily. The new construction is partially financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)."We are very pleased to learn of this project’s progress, which will bring quality health services to indigenous, Afro-descendant and mestizo communities for the first time in the history of this area of Nicaragua. In addition, once the works are completed, it will provide annual attention to 80,000 emergency consultations and 103,000 outpatient consultations, as well as 3,200 deliveries and 5,295 major surgeries in a safe and comfortable environment," said CABEI Executive President, Dr. Dante Mossi.
The works, which the bank is financing for U$S 52.97 million, consist of a two-story building and other auxiliary buildings on a total area of 18,415 m² on a 42,944.2 m² site, which will have state-of-the-art equipment, 150 census beds and 57 non-census beds, as well as seven new medical specialties, specialized outpatient services, emergency, day hospital, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, surgery, intensive care, orthopedics, internal medicine, chemotherapy, among others.
