Academic Hospital Paramaribo (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: ''Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo'' or ''AZP'') is a hospital in

Paramaribo Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...

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. With 465 beds, it is the largest hospital in Suriname.

History

The hospital was opened on 9 March 1966 as ''Centraal Ziekenhuis'' (Central Hospital), but changed its name in 1969 to Academic Hospital when the medical faculty of the

Anton de Kom University of Suriname Anton de Kom University () is the only university in Suriname. It is located in the capital, Paramaribo, and named for Anton de Kom, an anti-colonialist activist who was killed by the Nazis while in exile in the Netherlands. History Founding ...

was founded.

History

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