Limassol will be home to a state-of-the-art private medical centre, made possible by a major €50 million investment.
The major project, which will be a branch of the American Medical Centre, is now awaiting final approval from the local authorities.
It was recently announced that C & SO Medical Properties Ltd has already submitted all the necessary documents. A response is expected in the near future. Once approved, construction is expected to be completed within 18 months.
All preparatory work has been completed: financing has been secured, design and studies have been completed, the contractor is ready to start construction,' said a representative of C & SO Medical Properties Ltd.
According to the plan, the new medical centre will be built on a 2,000m2 plot near the former Limassol State Hospital. The project includes
A 10-storey building with two underground levels
- 68 inpatient beds
- State-of-the-art CT and MRI equipment
- Helicopter pad on the roof
- Emergency department
- Operating theatres
- Intensive care unit
The basement levels will be used for car parking, while the ground floor will house patient examination rooms. The second and third floors will also be used for parking, while the fourth to ninth floors will house wards, operating theatres and staff rooms. The tenth floor will house storage and technical equipment, and the roof will include a helipad for emergency medical evacuation.
Medical services at the new centre will include
- Full diagnostics and investigations
- 24-hour emergency care
- Planned and emergency surgery
- Rehabilitation services
- Intensive care for critically ill patients
- X-ray, CT, MRI
- Long-term hospital and medical care
The American Medical Centre is located in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Since opening in 1999, it has
- Successfully achieved ISO 9001:2008 accreditation;
- Been recognised as the best nursing hospital in Cyprus;
- Won a green building award - it is the first 'green' hospital on the island, with lots of flowers and ornamental trees in the corridors;
- has gathered under its roof a team of 50 world-class doctors - specialists in cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncologists from Europe and Israel.
There is a helipad and a medical building on the 10,000 m2 site: 5 operating theatres, 30 departments, intensive care unit, 50-bed in-patient ward, canteen and cafeteria, library with books in various languages, prayer room. The building is new, built in 2011 and meets world standards.
Patients can be diagnosed and treated according to a personalised programme, based on the clinic's state-of-the-art technical equipment and the experience of its doctors. At the same time, they do not have to worry about everyday matters. The centre's staff will arrange visas, book hotel rooms for accompanying persons and arrange airport transfers.