Port Vila Central Hospital
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Port Vila Central Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Coordinates | 17°44′32″S 168°19′16″E / 17.74227°S 168.321099°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | District General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 200 |
History | |
Opened | 7 November 2014 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Vanuatu |
Port Vila Central Hospital is a rural general hospital in Efate, Vanuatu, near the capital of Port Vila. Situated on a hillside overlooking the lagoon, it has over 200 beds and 6 full-time doctors, with four wards—medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity.[1]
In 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Government of Japan handed over to the Government and people of Vanuatu a newly extended hospital building that consists of a General Out Patients (GOPD), Emergency Department, Laboratory Department, Radiology Department and a new theater.[2]
In March 2015, Australian rescue teams were called in to remove of 100 kilograms of asbestos from the hospital after Vanuatu was struck by Tropical Cyclone Pam.[3]
References
- ^ "Port Vila Central Hospital". electives.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "The Project for Redevelopment of the Vila Central Hospital completed and officially opened on the 7th of November, 2014". www.jica.go.jp. Japan International Cooperation Agency. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Pam: Rescue teams remove over 100kg of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital". Abc.net.au. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.