Seeking to complement the health services offer of the departments of Risaralda, Caldas, Quindío, Chocó and the north of Valle del Cauca, The Tatamá Foundation, the Santo Domingo Foundation and the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation announced the start of construction work on the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation Hospital in Pereira, which is expected to impact millions of users.
The new hospital orwill offer a comprehensive, innovative, high-quality care model, focused on patients and their families, fulfilling the higher purpose of the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation of bringing more and better health to the region through its fundamental axes: service provision, education and knowledge management, research, population health and the best human talent.
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“Building this headquarters in the west of the country is a very important step in our goal of bringing more and better health to Colombians. We will provide all the experience and knowledge of our more than 52 years to make our model a benchmark for high-quality health care for Risraldenses, Quindianos, Caldenses, northern Vallecaucanos and Chocoans.”said Henry Gallardo, general director of the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation.
The hospital will open its doors at the beginning of 2026 with outpatient servicesand in 2028 the complete infrastructure will be delivered with the full range of services for surgery, hospitalization, emergencies, intensive care, intermediate care, oncology, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology, among others.
To make this announcement official, the representatives of the allied foundations carried out a symbolic act of planting the first tree on the lot where the hospital will be built, marking the beginning of the construction stage.
“Today, in addition to planting a tree, we are planting hope and a future with more and better health for everyone. This hospital, the product of the committed work of more than 430 donors between individuals, families and companies, will contribute to the growth and consolidation of our region as an economic center and center for the provision of health services,” said Gabriel Jaramillo Sanint, president of the Board of Directors of the Tatamá Foundation.
Once fully operational, it will generate more than 1,200 direct and indirect jobs for highly specialized medical, nursing and administrative personnel and will have the capacity to care for up to 97,000 people per year.
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