Hospital Vicente D'Antoni is a hospital in
La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida and a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part ...
,
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
established on February 4, 1924
in a formal ceremony conducted by the nation's President.
It is one of the best hospitals in the republic and was greatly assisted for a number of years by the arrival of two nurses from
New England
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from
Sisters of Mercy
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, who opened up a nursing school at the hospital.
History
Hospital Vincente D'Antoni was built on February 4, 1924 named in memory after Sr. Vincent D'Antoni,
a general manager of the
Vaccaro Bros. Co., which provided funds for its construction that totaled $200,000. It was originally built to treat charity patients.
References
External links
Hospital y Clinicas Vicente D'Antoni (official)
Hospitals in Honduras
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