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Academic Hospital Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5°50′09″N 55°11′01″W / 5.835767°N 55.183661°W / 5.835767; -55.183661
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Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Academic Hospital Paramaribo is located in Paramaribo
Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Geography
LocationParamaribo, Suriname
Coordinates5°50′09″N 55°11′01″W / 5.835767°N 55.183661°W / 5.835767; -55.183661
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeAcademic
Affiliated universityAnton de Kom University of Suriname
Services
Beds465
History
Opened9 March 1966
Links
Websitewww.azp.sr
ListsHospitals in Suriname

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

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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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