The Ministry of Public Health of Guatemala, through an international bidding process, requires the supervision of the design, construction and equipment of the hospitals to be located in the departments of Mazatenango and Jutiapa.
Guatemala Government Purchase 17512654:
"The Special Unit for the Execution of Health Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, is conducting an international public tender for turnkey contracts to build hospitals in two departments of the country.
The National Insurance Institute of Costa Rica is putting out to tender consulting services to carry out a preliminary design for the construction of the Center for Integrated Hospital Services.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000001-0001000001:
"A Master Plan needs to be developed in the Hospital Complex of La Uruca, as a well as a Functional Plan, Architectural Medical Plan, Preliminary Draft, Construction Plans, Technical Specifications and Detailed Budget and definition of Medical Equipment with its technical specifications, the Center for Comprehensive Hospital Services and the Hospital Complex in La Uruca.
The Ministry of Health and the construction company IBT Health Group reached an agreement to resume construction of work in hospitals in the provinces of Darién, Los Santos and Chiriquí.
In order to start construction, the Comptroller General of the Republic will authorize the agreements and documents signed between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and IBT Health Group.
There are now eight clinics dedicated to small outpatient surgery with international accreditation, strengthening the country's position as a medical tourism destination.
Zaldivar Clinic and Day Surgery Center are the two new hospitals accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities International (AAAASFI).
International Hospital Corporation Holding has sold its stake in Mexican hospitals in order to explore investment opportunities in Central America.
Gary B. Wood, CEO and Chairman of the Board of International Hospital Corporation Holding said the decision was taken because they prefer to redirect resources to operations in Central America and Brazil, as well as any opportunities that may present themselves in the future.
With the certification obtained by the Nuestra Señora de la Paz hospital the country has six internationally accredited hospitals.
From a press release by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
Medical Tourism is gaining ground in our country, an area in which officials from the Ministry of Tourism and the Salvadoran Tourism Corporation are seeking to position El Salvador as a sustainable and competitive destination.
The Nicaraguan hospital "Vivian Pellas" has become one of the five medical institutions accredited by Joint Commission International in Central America.
Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports: "With the accreditation of the Nicaraguan hospital "Vivian Pellas" by the Joint Commission International (JCI ) for the period 2013-2016, one of the five medical facilities which have received this endorsement in Central America, Nicaragua has taken center stage in the global medical tourism market starting with its diaspora " .
The winner will receive an award from Panama's CSS to manage the future hospital complex known as "Ciudad Hospitalaria" (Hospital City).
This complex is being built in the old antenna field in Chivo Chivo, on the road to the Centenario Bridge. The infrastructure will cost $587 million.
Acciona, Eulen, Aguaseo, B&G Truth Group, Vamed, Asisa Mediterránea and FCC attended the event for approving the conditions of the tender to outsource the administrative services of the complex.
The City of San Benito, Petén, is putting out to tender the construction of a nutritional recovery center and equipment of the Maternity Child Unit at the Regional Hospital.
CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT in BUILDING (S) NUTRITIONAL RECOVERY CENTER, REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF SAN BENITO, PETEN. Read more
With an investment of about $36 million, the Social Security Department will be putting out to tender later this year the construction of an Oncology Tower at Hospital Calderon Guardia.
The hospital's director, Dr. Luis Paulino Hernández, told La Prensa Libre, "We are thinking of having five floors, the idea is that we will move the staff we have now and strengthen the hospital with other positions in medical, nursing, nutrition, cleaning and security areas, we will have 60 beds".
The executive is negotiating a loan approval for the renovation and equipping of the 45 hospitals in the National Health System in Guatemala.
From a statement published by the Government of Guatemala:
President Otto Perez Molina said on Wednesday during a working visit to the department of Petén, that they are negotiating a foreign loan for $280 million to improve the infrastructure of the health system.
The Honduran government is negotiating a loan with Korea for the construction of two hospitals in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
Mario Zelaya, director of the Honduran Institute of Social Security explained that "the value of each hospital would be 50 million dollars, these would resources provided to us by the Korean government after meet the requirements...
Hospital Metropolitano has announced the purchase and retrofit of a building in the center of the capital San Jose, with an initial investment of $5 million.
A statement from Hospital Metropolitano reads:
Hospital Metropolitano to have new Medical Tower
- The medical center will house 50 offices, and will offer specialties such as neurosurgery, obstetrics, orthopedics, and will include a pharmacy, optical services, coffee shop, a bank and indoor parking.
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.
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