Yesterday, Tuesday 5 May, President Leonel Fernandez and Minister for Public Health Bautista Rojas Gomez inaugurated the expansion and modernization of the Juan Pablo Pina public hospital in San Cristobal, at a reported cost of RD$540 million.<\/p>\n
The Health Minister said that the renovations consisted of three annexes, each with three floors, a new emergency unit with modern equipment and the remodeling of other areas and consulting rooms.<\/p>\n
He said that it was a significant investment and the hospital was now one of the most modern in the country. The emergency area is now on three levels, including pediatric emergency with six rooms, a trauma center with nine and internal medicine with seven.<\/p>\n
Other improvements were to gynecology, labor ward, intensive care, surgery, neonatal, post operative and the pharmacy. <\/p>\n
In addition there were improvements in the consulting rooms, bathrooms, x-ray area, laboratories and the development of a virtual library. <\/p>\n
During his visit to San Cristobal, Fernandez also inaugurated a baseball field and two schools, as reported in Listin Diario. <\/p>\n
President Leonel Fernandez is spending the final weeks of his second consecutive term inaugurating a series of public works. During his term Fernandez orchestrated a change in the Constitution that bans consecutive re-election but now allows him to run for office again in 2016. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday, Tuesday 5 May, President Leonel Fernandez and Minister for Public Health Bautista Rojas Gomez inaugurated the expansion and modernization of the Juan Pablo Pina public hospital in San Cristobal, at a reported cost of RD$540 million. The Health Minister said that the renovations consisted of three annexes, each with three floors, a new emergency … <\/p>\n