Academic Hospital Paramaribo

Academic Hospital Paramaribo (Dutch: Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo or AZP) is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. With 465 beds, it is the largest hospital in Suriname.

Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Geography
Location	Paramaribo, Suriname
Coordinates	5.835767°N 55.183661°W / 5.835767; -55.183661
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Academic
Affiliated university	Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Services
Beds	465
History
Opened	9 March 1966
Links
Website	www.azp.sr
Lists	Hospitals in Suriname

History

The hospital was opened on 9 March 1966 as Centraal Ziekenhuis (Central Hospital), but changed its name in 1969 to Academic Hospital when the medical faculty of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname was founded.

See also

• 's Lands Hospitaal, a general hospital in Paramaribo;
• Sint Vincentius Hospital, a Catholic hospital in Paramaribo;
• Diakonessenhuis, a Protestant hospital in Paramaribo.
• Mungra Medisch Centrum, medical centre district Nickerie.