The Hospital Nacional San Juan de Dios is a public hospitals in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

. It is located in

Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is both the seat of the namesake Department and municipality, in Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may ...

, Guatemala's second largest city. On July 25, 2000 it hit the news when an outbreak of

meningitis Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or ...

killed 15 newborn babies and left three others seriously ill.Unwire.org
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Hospitals in Guatemala Buildings and structures in Quetzaltenango {{Guatemala-struct-stub