The new clinic will offer medical services such as psychological, nutrition, geriatrics, general medicine, laboratory, pharmacy, emergencies, among many others.
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$14 million public clinic facility in Cartago
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| Published Friday, April 30, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Despite the health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic for more than a year, Social Security announced the construction of a $14 million public clinic in Cartago Province.
According to the public health services organization, the bidding phase for the construction of the clinic in La Union Canton will begin in May.
"The construction of this health center implies an improvement in the coverage and type of service provided to people," said Social Security in its statement
One of the reasons for building a new clinic in the district is flooded continuously during the rainy season.
The 10,000-meter parcel where the clinic will be located was donated by the local Municipality, which allowed it to speed in the construction process.
The new clinic will offer medical services such as psychological, nutrition, geriatrics, general medicine, laboratory, pharmacy, emergencies, among many others.
The facilities construction will be paid with a Social Security budget. Authorities expect to open the clinic in 2024.
This is the second million investment announcement by the government this week.
On Wednesday, the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE), a public organization in charge of importing and distributing fuels in the country, announced the opening of a tender for the construction of a new Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution plant, in Barranca Canton, Puntarenas Province.
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