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Belize Medical Associates

Coordinates: 17°30′29″N 88°11′38″W / 17.508°N 88.194°W / 17.508; -88.194
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Belize Medical Associates
Map
Geography
Location5791 St. Thomas Street, Kings' Park, Belize City, Belize
Coordinates17°30′29″N 88°11′38″W / 17.508°N 88.194°W / 17.508; -88.194
Services
Beds25
History
Opened1988
Links
ListsHospitals in Belize

Belize Medical Associates is a private hospital in Belize City, Belize. It was developed in 1988, as a single clinic.[1] A decade after they opened, in 1998, they changed from a private clinic into a small hospital featuring two surgical theaters and 18 beds.[2] Belize's first female architect, Esther Ayuso worked on the hospital expansion.[3] By 2010, a subsequent expansion had created space for 25 beds.[4]

Facilities

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The hospital is located at 5791 St. Thomas Street, Kings Park in Belize City.[5]

It currently provides:

  • 24-hour emergency service
  • Modern 25-bed Hospital
  • Well Stocked Pharmacy
  • Advanced Laboratory
  • Modern radiology services
  • Fully equipped operating theater
  • Multi-specialist & Primary Care Clinics
  • Cardiac Care Unit
  • Neurological Unit

Its stated mission is

"To provide the Highest Quality Health Care Service in Belize that is Complete, Affordable and done in an Ethical Manner."

References

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  1. ^ "Private Medical Facility Celebrates Silver Anniversary". Belize City, Belize: Love Television. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Medical Associates expands into hospital". Belize City, Belize: Channel 5 Belize. 6 November 1998. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Trailblazer Tuesday's brings you Belize's first female architect Ms. Esther Ayuso!". Belize City, Belize: The El Guardian. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ Sluder, Lan (2010). Easy Belize : how to live, retire, work and buy property in Belize, the English speaking, frost free paradise on the Caribbean coast (Rev. and fully updated. ed.). Asheville, NC: Equator Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-451-50101-8. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Belize Guide listing".