Paitilla Hospital, located on 53rd Street in Panama City, is a point that is 15 minutes away by car, and has a potential market of 380 thousand consumers, of which 13% are interested in health care issues.
Using the Geomarketing solutions we have developed for our clients, CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence team analyzed the environment of some of the main hospital locations in Central America. Below is an extract of the study's findings.
The IDB approved a $100 million loan for the construction of new health posts and hospitals in sectors with high rural and indigenous populations in Guatemala.
The funds will be used to finance the project, prioritizing actions in vulnerable departments, mainly in Huehuetenango and San Marcos, given the high prevalence of maternal and child health problems in such regions, reported the international agency.
It is expected that the medical center under construction in the city of Mixco, will start operating in February 2019.
Grupo Monte Real S.A. announced that the hospital complex that is under construction will open its doors to the public in February 2019, and will have two buildings, one on four levels and another on seven, both towers will be connected by a bridge.
The government has announced that it plans to build 1,000 health posts in different areas of the country with a $96 million World Bank loan, which must be approved by Congress.
Lucrecia Hernández Mack, head of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS), reported that"... among the main objectives of the plan is to strengthen service networks, which is why they hope this loan will be approved. The aforementioned capital, she explained, would be executed by the Social Development department and will be oriented to addressing chronic malnutrition, a line that includes new works for health."
The Social Security Institute intends to spend $130 million on building five hospitals in Jutiapa, Zacapa, Peten, Alta Verapaz and Escuintla, and two in Guatemala City.
The plan put forward by the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) involves revamping existing hospital structures and building seven new units in different parts of the country as part of the Infrastructure Master Plan.
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance is putting out to tender the construction of an Emergency Medical Center of Esquipulas, Chiquimula.
Guatemala Government Purchase 2843846:
"CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING (S) FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER, Esquipulas, CHIQUIMULA."
Project Evaluation visit: June 18th, 2014. 8 am - 04:30 pm.
Consultation Period: May 27th - July 2nd 2014.
The Ministry of Health in Guatemala is putting out to tender the construction of a Type B Health Center in San Marcos.
The Ministry of Health through the Department of Health is putting out to tender the construction of the San Marcos Health Center Type B in San Marcos.
The date for submission of bids is November 25, 2013 at 10:30 am.
The Contractor must arrange all licenses and permits necessary for the completion of the work, with appropriate government agencies, and must comply with all the provisions to those effects. The technical and legal responsibility arising from them must be assumed by the CONTRACTOR.
Banmédica is the largest private health organization in Chile, with investments in Colombia and Argentina, and with subsidiaries in the insurance sector.
With an average investment of $70 million annually for the past 12 years, Banmédica provides a wide range of health-related services, including clinics, laboratories, medical centers and medical rescue units. It also provides health insurance services.
The Scena Business & Medical Center will contain offices, medical clinics and apartments
$8 million has already been invested for the completion of the first of four stages, expected to be completed in ten years. The total investment will be $50 million.
The corporation Madreluz is in charge of the first stage of the project, which involves the development of ten stories, a commercial floor and nine floors of offices and medical clinics.
The Taiwan government will finance the construction of a nationwide Transplant Medical Center.
The inauguration of this new facility, dubbed "Ma Ying-jeou” will match with the centennial celebrations of Taiwan´s political life, which falls this year.
Guatemalan Vice President Rafael Espada said "... about 40 doctors will be sent to the island for training at the Transplant Center in Kaohsiung Chang Kung," the article in Prensalibre.com reported..
The U.S. government and private sector investment will be used for rebuilding and equipping schools and health centers.
The $ 4.38 million grant from the U.S. Government and the $8.76 million contribution by the private sector will be used to rebuild 171 schools and 38 health centers damaged by natural disasters over the past year.
"The project was launched yesterday in the southern department of Escuintla, where they will repair several schools and health centers," said a diplomatic source from the U.S. Government to EFE.
Hospitals are offering a variety of pre-paid health plans with prices starting at $12.50 per month for the most basic.
The plans offered by different hospitals cover services of hospitalization, consultation and lab tests for patients of all ages.
Mario Mendizábal, insurance analyst, explains that the difference between these plans and an insurance product is that with pre-paid health plans, “the customer is paying in advance for future medical services and generally the companies offering the plans are medical institutions”.