Diakonessenhuis is a hospital in
Paramaribo
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,
Suriname
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. It was founded as the
Protestant
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hospital of Paramaribo.
History
In 1946 a foundation was set up to start a
Diakonessenhuis in Paramaribo, but only when the director of the Diakonessenhuis in
Utrecht
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, dr. M.A. van Melle, took over the initiative in 1955 and contacted the Dutch
public broadcaster NCRV
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On 1 January 2014, NCRV merged with KRO to for ...
did developments grow more seriously. In 1960 a fundraising show was broadcast on television which generated more than 2 million
Dutch guilders
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The Dutch name ''gulden'' was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden", and reflects the fact that, wh ...
.
Together with a large donation from
and a low interest loan of the same amount, there was enough money to build a hospital.
In late 1961 construction was started, and the hospital eventually opened on 30 November 1962.
See also
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Academic Hospital Paramaribo
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 Zie ...
, a university hospital in Paramaribo;
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's Lands Hospitaal
s Lands Hospitaal is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. The hospital started as a military hospital when it was established in 1760. In 1934, the hospital was transformed into a general hospital and renamed 's Lands Hospitaal. The hospital has spe ...
, a general hospital in Paramaribo
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Sint Vincentius Hospital
Sint Vincentius Hospital ( Dutch: ''Sint Vincentiusziekenhuis'') is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. It is Catholic hospital named after Saint Vincentius.
History
The hospital has its roots in a congregation of Sisters of Love from Tilburg wh ...
, a Catholic hospital in Paramaribo
References
External links
Official site
Hospitals in Suriname
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