Hospital El Salvador

Hospital El Salvador
An aerial view of the hospital's complex and its surroundings
Map
Geography
LocationSalón Centro Americano, Avenida de la Revolucion 222, San Salvador, El Salvador
Coordinates13°41′16″N 89°14′14″W / 13.68778°N 89.23722°W / 13.68778; -89.23722 (Hospital El Salvador)
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds400 (phase 1)
2,000 (phase 3)
SpecialityCOVID-19
History
Opened21 June 2020[1]
Links
Websitecovid19.gob.sv
ListsHospitals in El Salvador

The Hospital El Salvador is a major hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador, which was planned to be the largest hospital in Latin America. The first phase was constructed between March and June 2020 as a conversion of the International Fair and Convention Center [es] (Centro Internacional de Ferias y Convenciones, CIFCO) and formed part of El Salvador's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, exclusively receiving COVID-19 patients. Originally intended to be temporary, it was announced in June 2020 that the hospital conversion would be made permanent. In its first phase, the hospital has 400 available beds, a number which was expected to increase to 2,000 total beds upon completion of phase 3 of construction. However, phase 3 was not opened as a hospital and instead served as a vaccination facility. With the decline of the pandemic, the facility has been announced as the home for a new medical school and also houses offices for the Salvadoran health ministry.

  1. ^ Reyes, Scarlett (22 June 2020). "Pandemia : El Salvador inauguró el hospital más grande América Latina" [Pandemic: El Salvador opens the largest hospital in Latin America]. La Notta. Retrieved 28 June 2020.