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Panama: Works Resume on Hospital City

The FCC and the Social Security Department have agreed to resume construction works for the project on January 15, 2016, aiming to finish it in September 2018.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Work on the construction of the Hospital City will resume on January 15, 2016 with a workforce of approximately 2000 employees, following an agreement between the Social Security Department (CSS), the Government of the Republic of Panama and representatives of the company FCC in order to have the project ready in September 2018.

From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama:

The working meeting held in Palacio de las Garzas was also attended by the President Juan Carlos Varela, Health Minister Javier Terrientes; the director general of the Social Security Department Estivenson Giron Desgrenger, the Comptroller General, Federico Humbert; Deputy Minister of Public Works, Marietta Jaen, among other senior officials of the State.

"As stewards of the state we are committed to carrying out this project, we have the support of minister Terrientes, director Girón and support from Comptroller Humbert, to promote this new stage. Moving forward is the best " said President Varela, at the end of the meeting.

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