Opening scene of SMGH virtual tour.
CAY HILL--A virtual tour of St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH), currently under construction, was launched this week by St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).
“The virtual tour is a nice, animated video that takes you inside the entire SMGH building and surrounding area. It gives you a very good impression on what a patient room will look like, how the operating rooms are designed, and much more,” stated SMGH Project Manager Erika van der Horst in a press release on Tuesday.
SMMC has added several medical specialties to its roster of care in the past years aimed at delivering “Quality Care Close To Home” and simultaneously transitioning to become a general hospital in the form of St. Maarten General Hospital: a prominent medical institution in the Caribbean.
According to the release, SMGH will be a state-of-the-art hospital, major hurricane resilient up to 200-miles-per-hour (mph) winds, and span approximately 16,500 square metres. There will be 110 in-patient beds – eight special care beds (intensive care unit/medium care unit/critical care unit), 48 medical surgical beds, 38 mother/child beds and 16 day-care beds.
SMGH will also boast four operating theatres and 30 dialysis chairs. It will be turn-key, which will include medical equipment and furniture. The new hospital will be self-sustainable for up to seven days and have a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. There will be a helipad and a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
SMGH is expected to be operational by the end of 2023, with the entire project being completed by the end of 2024. “It is expected that SMGH will further increase St. Maarten’s medical tourism, adding to the general economy of the island while simultaneously diversifying it,” said the release.
Anyone can take a look inside SMGH via the YouTube link
The general public is encouraged to follow SMGH’s construction progress via SMMC’s Facebook Page, its LinkedIn page, and the SMGH section of the SMMC website.
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