Academic Hospital Paramaribo Explained

Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Map Type:Paramaribo
Location:Paramaribo
Country:Suriname
Coordinates:5.8358°N -55.1837°W
Address:Flustraat, Paramaribo
Funding:Government
Type:Academic
Affiliation:Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Beds:465
Founded:9 March 1966
Website:www.azp.sr

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.

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.

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