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Healthcare facility expansions in Latin America

Overview

Medical infrastructure is expanding across several Latin American nations to address specialized healthcare needs.

In Colombia, the institution Servid, Salud Integral, inaugurated new facilities and received authorization for 18 additional hospital beds to increase capacity for mental health and addiction treatment. Simultaneously, the Spine Center opened a new facility in the Dominican Republic to provide advanced spinal care and reduce the necessity for patients to seek treatment abroad.

Further developments in the Dominican Republic include the opening of a Territorial Therapeutic Intervention Unit by the Center for Integral Attention to Disability (CAID) to provide early intervention for children with autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy. In Mexico, the DIF Tampico inaugurated a Basic Rehabilitation Unit in Tampico to provide physical therapy for individuals with disabilities, an initiative supported by a local rounding campaign.

Entities

Dominican Republic · Servid, Salud Integral · Colombia · OXXO · Spine Center

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    New therapeutic units for disability services open in Mexico and Dominican Republic

    New rehabilitation and therapeutic units have opened in Tampico, Mexico, and Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic, to improve healthcare access for people with disabilities.

  2. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Medical facilities expand in Colombia and Dominican Republic

    Servid, Salud Integral expands mental health capacity in Colombia, while the Spine Center opens a high-tech facility in the Dominican Republic to treat spinal conditions.

Sources

deultimominuto.net · elnuevodiario.com.do · elpregonerord.com · elviajero.com.do · mioriente.com · noticiasdetampico.mx