Curaçao Medical Center

Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital.^[3] The hospital opened on 15 November 2019,^[2] and has been constructed next to the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital.^[3] As of 2021, the hospital has 300 beds, and a staff of 1,170 people.^[1]

Curaçao Medical Center
Model of the Curaçao Medical Center
Geography
Location	Otrobanda, Willemstad, Curaçao
Coordinates	12.10982°N 68.94238°W / 12.10982; -68.94238
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Services
Beds	300[1]
History
Opened	15 November 2019[2]
Links
Website	cmc.cw
Lists	Hospitals in Curaçao

History

The main hospital of Curaçao used to be the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital which also had a regional function for speciality care for the other islands of the Dutch Antilles.^[3] The hospital was constructed in 1855, and was no longer up to international standards. In 2011, it was decided to construct a new hospital next to the existing hospital.^[4] The Curaçao Medical Center opened on 15 November 2019,^[2] and all the existing patients were moved to the new hospital.^[5] The hospital was fully operational in one week.^[6]