Academic Hospital Paramaribo
| Academic Hospital Paramaribo | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Coordinates | 5°50′09″N 55°11′01″W / 5.835767°N 55.183661°WCoordinates: 5°50′09″N 55°11′01″W / 5.835767°N 55.183661°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Hospital type | Academic |
| Affiliated university | Anton de Kom University of Suriname |
| Services | |
| Beds | 465 |
| History | |
| Founded | 9 March 1966 |
| Links | |
| 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.
See also
- 's Lands Hospitaal, the general hospital of Paramaribo;
- Sint Vincentius Hospital, the Catholic hospital of Paramaribo;
- Diakonessenhuis, the Protestant hospital of Paramaribo.
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