Grupo Luz Saúde invests in the construction of a new Hospital in Santarém
The Luz Saúde Group will build a new hospital in Santarém, in a project that foresees an investment of 58 million euros and the creation of 500 jobs, the group announced today.
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In a statement, to which Lusa had access, the group indicates that it has already obtained all the necessary licenses for the start of construction, with the work having been awarded this month to the company Teixeira Duarte.
Luz Saúde expects the construction of the new hospital to be completed by the end of 2025, with the opening scheduled for the first half of 2026.
With an investment of 58 million euros, this new hospital unit is expected to create 500 jobs and reinforce "local medical services for around 425 thousand inhabitants of Ribatejo, namely from the municipalities of Santarém, Ourém, Tomar, Abrantes, Torres Novas, Almeirim, Cartaxo, among others".
According to the same source, this new infrastructure will have "a wide range of consultations in various medical and surgical specialties" and state-of-the-art equipment.
The hospital, which is being built next to the 'Retail Park', in the south of Santarém, will have an inpatient unit with 42 beds, an operating block with 4 operating rooms, a specialized imaging center, a center for women's health, an oncology center and a dental medicine center.
There are also plans to install 40 consultation rooms, several medical specialties such as internal medicine, general and family medicine, pediatrics, gynecology-obstetrics, orthopedics, cardiology, neurology, general surgery, among others.
A parking lot with 300 spaces is also planned.
According to the group, this new hospital will be built with the aim of "reinforcing the network of hospitals and clinics that Luz Saúde has in the national territory" and intends "to be a reference in health in Ribatejo, creating a highly differentiated range of care, which allows for comprehensive and specialized monitoring of the population of this region", reads the statement.
Luz Saúde currently provides its services through 28 units (14 private hospitals, 13 private clinics and one senior residence).
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