Anita Moreno Regional Hospital
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| The Anita Moreno Regional Hospital at La Villa de Los Santos | |
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| Ministerio de Salud de Panamá | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | La Villa de los Santos, Los Santos, Panama |
| Coordinates | 7°55′28″N 80°23′38″W / 7.92443°N 80.39400°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 257 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1955 |
Anita Moreno Regional Hospital is a medium district general hospital near La Villa de Los Santos, Los Santos Province, Panama, run by the Ministerio de Salud. The hospital is located north-west of the village of El Ejido on Belisario Porras Road.
The hospital is under expansion by IBT Group on the site of the previous hospital at a cost of £102.9 million. Building work was started in the year 2012.
The hospital is located on Belisario Porras Road, around 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south-east of La Villa de Los Santos, close to El Ejido. It is surrounded by woodland on two sides.
History
The hospital was built on the site of what was originally a potrero that belonged to Anita Moreno. The site became a hospital in 1970, occupying 2 hectares of a 10 hectares lot.