Curaçao Medical Center

Hospital in Curaçao

Hospital in Willemstad, Curaçao

12°06′35″N 68°56′33″W / 12.10982°N 68.94238°W / 12.10982; -68.94238OrganisationFundingGovernment hospitalServicesBeds300^[1]HistoryOpened15 November 2019^[2]LinksWebsitecmc.cwListsHospitals 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 Sint-Elisabeth Hospital which also had a regional function for speciality care for the other islands of 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

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