Baños Hospital Construction Approved

Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora has officially signed a contract for the construction and equipping of the new Baños Hospital. This project, with a budget of $7.4 million, will be executed by the Baños Consortium and is expected to be completed within 360 days.

The hospital will be built on a 5,272 m² plot in Huizhil Alto. It will feature three floors, 22 beds, two operating rooms, an imaging department, an emergency area with six beds, a neonatal unit, 12 consultation rooms, a pharmacy, nursing stations, CT scanners, an auditorium, doctors’ quarters, laundry facilities, and a waste management area, among other amenities.

Mayor Zamora highlighted that this is the second of three municipal hospitals promised during his campaign, with a particular focus on improving healthcare access in rural areas. “This project bridges the gap between urban and rural communities,” he said.

The Baños Hospital will join El Valle Hospital, whose contract was signed in November and is set to begin construction soon. Meanwhile, plans for a municipal hospital in Ricaurte are progressing. This project fulfills the mayor's 8th campaign promise, further advancing his healthcare initiative for the region.