Press releases and Feature stories | St. Maarten Medical Center

The next pouring of a subsequent section of the basement floor of the St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) is scheduled within the next few days as the new hospital project gathers steam and resumes full construction activities after main contractor FINSO (formerly known as INSO) completes its full transition as a result of its acquisition by new parent company Fincantieri Group as announced in 2021. The opening of a local bank account has been finalized and as such payments to subcontractors can...

In light of the rise in COVID-19 admissions, St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has postponed all non-urgent and elective admissions effective immediately. Daycare and appointments at Outpatient Department (Policlinics) will continue as planned.

The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 admissions (from 2 to 8 admitted patients currently) and persons with COVID-19 symptoms visiting the Emergency Room (ER) for non-emergency related cases and is hereby again reminding the general public to call your General Practitioner (GP), your House Doctor, first if you have COVID-19 symptoms who will assess if you need to be taken to the hospital.

As the 2021 hurricane season comes to a close, one of two tower cranes has been installed to facilitate the construction of the St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH), with the second one being installed soon.

Press Release from the St. Maarten Heart and Stroke Foundation