Dominican Republic launches billion‑peso remodel of Hospital Salvador B. Gautier

Hospital Salvador B. Gautier Dominican Republic billion‑peso investment emergency department remodel public health infrastructure

The National Health Service (SNS) of the Dominican Republic began the first phase of a comprehensive renovation of Hospital Salvador B. Gautier in Santo Domingo. The project, valued at nearly one billion Dominican pesos, is planned in three stages and will keep the hospital operating throughout construction.

Phase 1 will add a new emergency department with more than 30 equipped beds, a modern trauma‑shock unit with four beds, triage, a laboratory, and imaging services including a CT scanner, X‑ray, sonography, a hyperbaric chamber and two operating rooms for urgent procedures. Additional works will upgrade laboratories, consultation rooms, surgery suites, surgical intensive‑care areas and the surrounding environment. The initiative is presented as part of President Luis Abinader’s pledge to strengthen the public health network, with contingency plans to route patients to other public hospitals while works proceed.

Entities: Axel Kicillof · Coronel Manuel Dorrego Primary Care Center · Hospital Salvador B. Gautier · Julio César Landrón · Leonardo Boto · Luis Abinader · Miguel Acevedo · Sanatorio Jesús María

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[● 3 SOURCES] The initiative is part of President Luis Abinader’s pledge to strengthen the public health network. (Political context)
[● 3 SOURCES] Phase 1 will add a new emergency department with more than 30 equipped beds. (Emergency area details)
[● 3 SOURCES] The renovation will be carried out in three phases while keeping the hospital operational. (Project plan)
[● 3 SOURCES] The National Health Service (SNS) of the Dominican Republic began the first phase of a comprehensive renovation of Hospital Salvador B. Gautier in Santo Domingo. (SNS launch of remodeling)
[● 3 SOURCES] The remodel is valued at nearly one billion Dominican pesos. (Investment amount)
[● 3 SOURCES] Phase 1 includes a trauma‑shock unit with four beds, triage area, laboratory, imaging services (CT scanner, X‑ray, sonography, hyperbaric chamber) and two operating rooms for urgent procedures. (Trauma unit details)
[● 3 SOURCES] The project also renovates laboratory, consultation, surgery, surgical intensive‑care and surrounding environments. (Additional renovation scope)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Services will not be suspended; patients will be routed to other public hospitals during construction. (Continuity of care)