Hospital type Academic Phone +597 442-222 Founded March 9, 1966 | Funding Government hospital Website www.azp.sr Number of beds 465 | |
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Similar Diakonessenhuis, Fort Zeelandia, Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, Coppename Bridge, Surinaams Museum | ||
Academic Hospital Paramaribo (Dutch: Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo or AZP) is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. With 465 beds, it is the largest hospital in Suriname.
History
The hospital was opened on 9 March 1966 as Centraal Ziekenhuis (Central Hospital), but changed its name in 1969 to Academic Hospital when the medical faculty of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname was founded.
References
Academic Hospital Paramaribo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA