| Regional Hospital Wanica | |
| Location: | Lelydorp, Wanica |
| Country: | Suriname |
| Coordinates: | 5.706°N -55.1708°W |
| Address: | Vredenburgweg serie B 39 Lelydorp |
| Funding: | Government |
| Beds: | 180[1] |
| Founded: | 7 February 2020[2] |
| Website: | Regional Hospital Wanica Facebook page |
Regional Hospital Wanica (Dutch: Regionaal Ziekenhuis Wanica) is a hospital in Lelydorp, Suriname. The hospital opened on 7 February 2020 in its initial stage,[2] and serves the Wanica District. With 180[1] beds and 9 ICU beds,[3] it will be a full-service hospital for the region without the need to go to Paramaribo.[4] Antoine Elias, Minister of Health, reported that the radiology, laboratory, mortuary and emergency aid department were still under construction.[2]
The construction of the hospital was sponsored by China who donated US$28 million. The government of Suriname spend SRD 120 million.[2] The hospital is expected to have a staff of between 350 and 400 people when fully completed.[1]
Even though the Regional Hospital Wanica was still partially under construction, it was decided to the use the hospital to quarantine suspected COVID-19 patients,[5] and as one of the locations for general quarantine.[6] Antoine Joly, the eighth case of COVID-19 in Suriname whose condition was mild,[7] was treated in the Regional Hospital Wanica between 24 and 29 March.[8] [9] On 5 April, the hospital was officially considered ready to handle COVID-19 patients at a specialised ward.[10]