PROJECT

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Summary of Investment Information

Project Number

33779

Company Name

Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas

Date SPI Disclosed

Apr 29, 2014

Country

Nicaragua

Region

Latin America and the Caribbean

Projected Board Date

May 20, 2014

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Status

Active

Last Updated Date

Nov 30, 2016

Department

Regional Industry MAS LAC & EUR

Industry

Health, Education and Life Sciences

Previous Events

Approved : Jul 10, 2014
Signed : Nov 13, 2014
Invested : May 29, 2015

Sector

Hospitals and Clinics

Project Description

Hospital Metropolitano (“Metropolitano” or “the Hospital”) is the leading private hospital in Nicaragua, offering a broad range of high-quality health care services through its 51 bed facility with laboratory, pharmacy, emergency room, and medical offices. Metropolitano specializes in obstetrics, neonatology, cardiology and pathology; the Hospital also hosts the most modern equipment in the country for imaging, physiotherapy, and endoscopy.

The Project consists of a US$12.9 million expansion project of the Hospital which involves the construction of (i) a Hospital Tower with Intermediate Care, Pediatric Hospitalization, and a new Hospitalization Unit; (ii) Specialized Clinics –Neuroscience, Diabetes, and Hemodialysis; (iii) Ambulatory Surgery Rooms; (iv) an Auditorium; and (v).the expansion of its Laboratory Diagnostics Unit.

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