2014News

Public Health refurbishes Robert Reid Cabral Hospital

The Ministry of Public Health has begun the refurbishment of the outpatient building of the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital in Santo Domingo, and has issued a tender for the construction of a new building. Minister of Public Health, Freddy Antonio Hidalgo made the announcement during an evaluation of the Improvement Plan that has been underway at the hospital for several months. According to El Caribe the remodeling program consists of repairing leaks, painting, replacing furnishings, lighting and an overall cleanup. Hidalgo said that in order to improve the quality of the care given to patients, the Ministry will continue delivering new medical equipment and repairing and maintaining other equipment. He mentioned that high-tech equipment has been delivered to the hospital over the last two months.