Belize’s Placencia Peninsula has lengthy been in want of a polyclinic. This week, residents and guests to the tiny finger of land in Southern Belize lastly had that urgent want met because of a partnership between The Belize Tourism Board (BTB), the Ministry of Well being and Wellness, and the Heineman-Robicsek Basis Inc.
Introducing Placencia’s New Polyclinic
Picture courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board
On Might fifteenth, 2024 the ribbon was formally lower on the Placencia Polyclinic, which sits simply close to the Placencia airstrip. It’s a much-welcomed addition to the Peninsula’s infrastructure, having been a number of years within the making. With the groundbreaking ceremony held in January 2022, the creation of the brand new polyclinic has been a collaborative effort from begin to end.
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In accordance with Placencia blogger (and CC+L contributor) Megan Rodden, the Ministry of Well being performed an vital function within the practical design of the constructing. They plan to workers the clinic with some 30 healthcare and administrative staff.
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- Images courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board
In the meantime, Funding for the mission was primarily by way of Belize’s Tourism Improvement Fund in addition to the Belize Tourism Board’s Trade Improvement funding. In a current press launch, the BTB famous that the clinic features a primary constructing, a laundry and generator room, a car parking zone, a safety sales space, planters, and a cemented primary entrance street entry. The Polyclinic additionally consists of areas for session rooms, reception and registration areas, ready rooms, an bronchial asthma bay, a pharmacy, two triage rooms, a lab, and shock/trauma rooms.
Accompanying the mission was a donation handed over to the Ministry of Well being and Wellness of medical tools and a completely outfitted ambulance for unique use at this facility. Moreover, the Polyclinic advantages from handy land, air and sea connectivity, facilitating entry for its sufferers.
-Belize Tourism Board
The goal of the polyclinic, says the BTB is to supply “high quality healthcare providers to the residents of Placencia Village, Seine Bight and close by communities, together with the growing numbers of holiday makers to those locations.”
The Placencia Polyclinic can be open 7 days per week, 24 hours a day.
