Mungra Medical Centre
Hospital in Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname
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Mungra Medical Centre (Dutch: Mungra Medisch Centrum or MMC) is a hospital in Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname. It was the first hospital in Suriname outside of Paramaribo.[3]
| Mungra Medical Centre | |
|---|---|
's Lands Ziekenhuis Nickerie (1947) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname |
| Coordinates | 5.940542°N 56.986842°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 100[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 15 January 1959[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www.szn.sr |
| Lists | Hospitals in Suriname |
History
On 31 March 1907, the government set up a commission to upgrade the infirmary in Nickerie to a hospital.[3] This became known as the 's Lands Ziekenhuis Nickerie, which was located in Margarethenburg, not too far from Nieuw-Nickerie. Due to its remote location, small size and problems with flooding, it was decided in the 1950s to close it and open a new hospital on the Annastraat in Nieuw-Nickerie. The first stone was laid on 25 July 1956 and the hospital was eventually opened on 15 January 1959.[2]
On 7 March 1994, the hospital was named Lachmipersad Mungra Regional Hospital Nickerie after Lachmipersad Mungra, a physician and member of parliament from Nickerie. On 25 May 2017, the hospital was renamed to Mungra Medical Centre.[4] On 8 December 2017, the MMC together with the Ministry of Defence will be setting up five outpatient clinics in Kalebaskreek, Donderskamp, Corneliskondre, and Kabalebo.[5]
Services
The hospital specializes in gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, radiology, urology, psychology, otorhinolaryngology. The patient will be referred to Paramaribo for ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, dermatology, psychiatry, and neurology.[6]