Port Vila Central Hospital

Port Vila Central Hospital
Port Vila Central Hospital
Geography
Location	Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Coordinates	17.74227°S 168.321099°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	200
History
Opened	7 November 2014
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Vanuatu

Port Vila Central Hospital is the principal hospital serving Efate, Vanuatu, near the capital of Port Vila. Situated on a hillside overlooking the lagoon, it has over 200 beds and 6 full-time doctors, with four wards—medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity.[1]

In 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Government of Japan handed over to the Government and people of Vanuatu a newly extended hospital building that consist of General Out Patients (GOPD), Emergency Department, laboratory Department, Radiology Department and a new theater. With that, the people of Vanuatu were so happy and thanked the government and people of Japan for such development that it provide to Vanuatu.

In March 2015, Australian rescue teams were called in to remove of 100 kilograms of asbestos from the hospital after Vanuatu was struck by Tropical Cyclone Pam.[2]

References

"Port Vila Central Hospital". electives.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
"Tropical Cyclone Pam: Rescue teams remove over 100kg of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital". Abc.net.au. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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[1] "Port Vila Central Hospital". electives.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[2] "Tropical Cyclone Pam: Rescue teams remove over 100kg of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital". Abc.net.au. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.