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Salvador B. Gautier Hospital modernization

Overview

The Salvador B. Gautier Hospital in Santo Domingo underwent significant structural and service changes following reports of collapse risks. The Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS) cordoned off the facility after an engineering firm identified vulnerabilities, leading to a decision to perform a controlled demolition of the affected structure to facilitate modernization.

During this transition, medical services were partially relocated to a provisional emergency unit, though capacity was limited to ambulatory cases. The modernization project included an investment of approximately 1,000 million pesos to build new facilities, including a trauma shock unit and an expanded emergency area.

As part of these improvements, the SNS inaugurated a new hemodynamics unit equipped with a high-value angiograph. This expansion contributes to the development of the first National Hemodynamics Network, intended to increase access to cardiovascular and neurovascular procedures for vulnerable and low-income populations.

Entities

Salvador B. Gautier Hospital · Servicio Nacional de Salud · Santo Domingo · Julio César Landrón · Hospital Salvador B. Gautier

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Salvador B. Gautier Hospital inaugurates new hemodynamics unit

    The Salvador B. Gautier Hospital in Santo Domingo has opened a new hemodynamics unit featuring a RD$90.8 million angiograph to expand public access to cardiovascular and neurovascular procedures.

  2. [HEALTH] 23 sources
    Salvador B. Gautier Hospital intervened due to structural collapse risks

    Authorities have intervened at the Salvador B. Gautier Hospital in Santo Domingo due to structural collapse risks, initiating a demolition and a 1,000 million peso reconstruction project.

Sources

bajotecho.com.do · fernandoplaceres.com