Avenida Medica launched its second tower of clinics located in the area of San Rafael de Escazu, a building that has a construction area of 10 thousand square meters and required an investment of more than $ 13 million.
According to representatives of Portafolio Inmobiliario, the business group that developed the project, the new building will be able to accommodate 135 medical offices and the first will be occupied by commercial premises.
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.
CABEI approved a line of credit to be used by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund to finance construction and equipment projects for the Monsenor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas, the Max Peralta Hospital in Cartago and the William Allen Taylor Hospital in Turrialba.
The "Regional Hospital Infrastructure Strengthening Program" of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which includes this loan, will finance the design, construction, equipment and maintenance of the three hospitals, which together will have a construction area of more than 200,000 m2 and will house space for more than 1,000 new beds.
In Costa Rica, the Hospital Metropolitano announced that in the next three years it will invest in the opening of four new locations and in the expansion of services in some branches that already operate.
Although no further details are provided regarding the locations of the new headquarters of the business group, directors of Grupo Montecristo, the main shareholder of Hospital Metropolitano, said that the establishments will operate inside and outside the Central Valley.
Due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, the income of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund was reduced, which puts at risk the financing of 120 infrastructure projects that together total an investment of approximately $1.521 billion.
Prior to the pandemic, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) plans were to tender and execute over the years 2021-2030, more than a hundred infrastructure projects.
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 Judicial Power of Costa Rica tenders the construction of the Auxiliary Morgue of the existing autopsy room and bathrooms of the pathology area of the Judicial City of San Joaquin de Flores, Heredia.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000015-PROV:
"The bidder must be a company with experience in construction and remodeling of hospital buildings with medical facilities and specialized equipment.
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.
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.
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,
The American business group Sandford Health acquired 12.5% of the shares of the companies of the Montecristo Group.
Both companies reported that they reached an agreement for Sandford to acquire part of the shares of the Montecristo Group companies, such as Hospital Metropolitano, Medismart, Labinclinic, Drs Dent and Laboratorios Páez.
The Social Security Fund of Costa Rica plans to invest $42 million in the construction of new infrastructure in Guanacaste, in the health areas of Bagaces, Liberia and Santa Cruz, and in the building for chronic kidney disease.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reported that investments will be made in 2020, and that public tenders for these works will include the construction and equipment of medical centers.
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.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund tenders the supply of different types of machinery for use of Hospital Mexico.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LN-000001-3107:
"Detail of the requested machines:
-Steam-generating boilers
-Flue gas analyzer
-Water softener
-Fuel tank
-Hot water generator with steam supply
-Condensate tank
-Purge separator tank for boiler