Belize Medical Associates Explained

Belize Medical Associates
Location:	5791 St. Thomas Street
Region:	Kings' Park, Belize City
Country:	Belize
Coordinates:	17.508°N -88.194°W
Beds:	25
Founded:	1988

Belize Medical Associates is a private hospital in Belize City, Belize. It was developed in 1988, as a single clinic.^[1] A decade after they opened, in 1998, they changed from a private clinic into a small hospital featuring two surgical theaters and 18 beds.^[2] Belize's first female architect, Esther Ayuso worked on the hospital expansion.^[3] By 2010, a subsequent expansion had created space for 25 beds.^[4]

Facilities

The hospital is located at 5791 St. Thomas Street, Kings Park in Belize City.^[5]

It currently provides:

24-hour emergency service
Modern 25-bed Hospital
Well Stocked Pharmacy
Advanced Laboratory
Modern radiology services
Fully equipped operating theater
Multi-specialist & Primary Care Clinics
Cardiac Care Unit
Neurological Unit

Its stated mission is

"To provide the Highest Quality Health Care Service in Belize that is Complete, Affordable and done in an Ethical Manner."

Notes and References

News: Private Medical Facility Celebrates Silver Anniversary. 12 October 2015. Love Television. 23 August 2013. Belize City, Belize. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012001756/http://www.lovetv.com.bz/private-medical-facility-celebrates-silver-anniversary/. 12 October 2015. dead.
News: Medical Associates expands into hospital. 12 October 2015. Channel 5 Belize. 6 November 1998. Belize City, Belize.
News: Trailblazer Tuesday's brings you Belize's first female architect Ms. Esther Ayuso!. 11 October 2015. The El Guardian. 17 July 2014. Belize City, Belize. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306040357/http://guardian.bz/archives/8111-trailblazer-belizes-first-female-architect-. 6 March 2016. dead.
Book: Sluder. Lan. Easy Belize : how to live, retire, work and buy property in Belize, the English speaking, frost free paradise on the Caribbean coast. 2010. Equator Publishing. Asheville, NC. 978-1-451-50101-8. 122. Rev. and fully updated.. 12 October 2015.
Web site: Belize Guide listing.