Emergency department Yes Phone +507 966-8132 Number of beds 291 | Hospital type District General Founded 1955 Care system National Health Service | |
Address Vía Dr. Belisario Porras, Panama Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesday(Mardi Gras)Open 24 hoursHours might differWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours | ||
Anita Moreno Regional Hospital is a medium district general hospital near La Villa de Los Santos, Los Santos Province, Panama, run by the Ministerio de Salud. The hospital is located north-west of the village of El Ejido on Belisario Porras Road.
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The hospital is under expansion by IBT Group on the site of the previous hospital at a cost of £102.9 million. Building work started in 2012.
Location
The hospital is located on Belisario Porras Road, around 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south-east of La Villa de Los Santos, close to El Ejido. It is surrounded by woodland on two sides.
History
The hospital was built on the site of what was originally a potrero that belonged to Anita Moreno. The site became a hospital in 1970, occupying 2 hectares of a 10 hectares lot.
New Hospital
The new hospital will replace both the Psichiatric Hospital and the specialty Hospital. It has 256 beds and provides a full range of clinical services including an Accident and Emergency department. The new hospital is expected to have 291 beds and will cover a population of 200 000 inhabitants in the Azuero region. Unfortunately, due to delay in the construction, the hospital will not be completed until 2017 but at that moment, this will be the only level 3 or 4 in the region.