In 2020, 10 environmental impact studies were presented to build hospitals, clinics and other health care centers in the countries of the region, projects valued at $175 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Area, provides an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
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.
In 2019, 20 environmental impact studies were submitted to build hospitals, clinics and other health care centers in the countries of the region, projects valued at $340 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that present environmental impact studies (EIS) to the respective institutions in each country.
The Ministry of Health of El Salvador tenders the contract to design and build the Hospital of the Northern Zone of San Salvador.
El Salvador Government Purchase LPI-PRIDESII-90-LPI-O-MINSAL:
"The scope of the design stage for the architectural specialty will consist of carrying out the development of the Design of the National Hospital of the Northern Zone of San Salvador.
The Honduran Social Security tenders the construction of buildings that will serve to provide hemodialysis services in the cities of La Ceiba and Choluteca.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-027-2019:
"For both projects the contractor must consider the costs of stamping plans and budgets for construction permits to be processed on behalf of the IHSS and those procedures that must be performed and paid for them.
In the first half of 2019, 13 environmental impact studies were presented to build hospitals, clinics and other health care centers in the countries of the region, projects valued at $280 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
Honduras approved a loan agreement with Taiwan's Export-Import Bank, which will be used in part to strengthen health and education infrastructure.
The credit at the international level was approved through Executive Agreement 499-2019, which contemplates in its recitals that it will serve for budgetary support "aimed at addressing priority issues of national interest aimed at economic reactivation."
In Honduras, the hygiene, cleaning and disinfection services in the University Hospital School and peripheral emergency clinics are being tendered.
Honduras Government Purchase 02-2019-HEU-SH:
"Special containers will be used for the collection of the different types of hospital waste, which must be handled with the respective safety measures. The necessary means must be available to transport the waste to the place indicated by the Municipal Mayor's Office, thus avoiding contamination.
The Ministry of Health of Nicaragua tenders the equipment of the Carlos Centeno Primary Hospital, in the municipality of Siuna.
Nicaragua Government Purchase 21876/2019:
"Some of the equipment required:
-Dermatoscopes, emergency resuscitation trolleys, nebulizers, ultrasound or echo pulse or Doppler units or medical ultrasound for general diagnostic use, surgical instrument sets for otolaryngology, laryngoscope equipment for emergency medical services, domestic refrigerators, surgical instrument sets for laparotomy, stone extraction sets or accessories, laryngoscopes or accessories, endoscopic introducers or guide wires or sliding wires, syringe pumps, clamps, clips, surgical clamps or forceps, observation and test blood pressure gauges, biopsy aspiration products or accessories, general surgical instrument sets, intensive care infant ventilators,
At the Hospital Infrastructure Congress, to be held September 18-20 in San Jose, Costa Rica, one of the topics to be discussed is related to the characteristics and functionalities that should have new design projects for hospitals and clinics in the future.
The Costa Rican Association of Hospital Architecture and Engineering (ACOAIH) will hold the 5th Hospital Infrastructure Congress on September 18, 19 and 20, 2019 at the Crown Plaza Corobicí Hotel in San José.
A hospital in Panama, a multi-purpose building in Guatemala and a medical device factory in Costa Rica are part of the projects planned for the coming months in Central America.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are expected to be built in the coming months.
In 2018, 28 environmental impact studies were presented to build hospitals, clinics and other health care centers in the countries of the region, projects valued at $810 million.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
A loan from the Inter-American Development Bank will finance the construction of a new hospital and the implementation of an automated information system in Honduras.
From the IDB press release:
December 12th, 2018. The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $53.8 million loan to build a new hospital in Honduras that will improve trauma and emergency care services both in the capital Tegucigalpa and the central-southeast region of the country. Through the construction of this hospital and an improvement in health care services, the plan will boost living standards and enhance care for patients with external injuries, in addition to easing the workload at the University Hospital.
The Honduran Social Security Institute tenders the cleaning, sanitation, pest fumigation and disinfection services for its administrative and hospital facilities.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-032-2018:
"The tenderers will have to attach a list of the materials that will be used, according to the frequency indicated in the Bases of Tender for the cleaning and disinfection of each area; these products will have to be high quality, in the required quantity and according to the needs of the IHSS and the experience in this type of work.