Healthcare infrastructure improvements announced in Dominican Republic

The National Health Service (SNS) has completed a renovation of the Dajabón Primary Care Clinical and Diagnostic Center. The project, costing RD$ 30,187,822.17, aims to serve approximately 35,809 residents by optimizing infrastructure and medical equipment. Upgrades include new gynecological consultation rooms, dental cubicles, laboratory services, X-ray and sonography areas, and administrative offices.

In Santo Domingo Este, the director of the Dr. Darío Contreras Traumatological University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Andy Bernardo De León Valenzuela, met with Mayor Dio Astacio to coordinate inter-institutional cooperation. Key discussion points included managing permits for a hospital helipad, updating traffic incident data for prevention campaigns, and coordinating municipal solid waste collection for the medical center.

Additionally, the SNS reported ongoing infrastructure works in the Cibao Noroeste region, including renovations at the Partido Municipal Hospital and the expansion of the emergency area at the Ramón Adriano Villalona Municipal Hospital. A new tomograph for the Dajabón provincial hospital is currently in the bidding process.