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Willemstad March 19th , 2023 –What happens behind the curtain at OUR hospital? What are the processes? What are the patient and visitor guidelines? To answer these questions and bring our community closer to the work performed by colleagues in our hospital, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) is introducing a series called “BIDA, TRAS DI KORTINA.” This …

LIFE, BEHIND THE CURTAINS AT CMC Read More »

Willemstad March 6th , 2023 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) announces that the new MRI is in service as of today. The planning process has started for patients that do not have an appointment yet. Patients that already have an MRI appointment at Advent will maintain their appointments at Advent. All new appointments will be planned through …

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Willemstad, February 15th, 2023  February 15th is International Childhood Cancer day.  This year, we pay tribute to the families and caregivers for the positive impact they have on the lives of our children and adolescents with cancer.  Increasing the chance of survival of a child with cancer is a joint effort. From the Specialists at Curaçao Medical …

Childhood Cancer Awareness at CMC Read More »

Willemstad, January 27th , 2023 – The Emergency department, Intensive Care (IC) and Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) are full as we enter into the weekend. There has been a high influx of patients to the Emergency department and CMC is at a point where it cannot handle too many more incoming patients for the mentioned …

Critical care departments at CMC are Full Read More »

Willemstad January 20th , 2023 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) announces that the new MRI has arrived and will start the installation process immediately. The plan is for the Radiology department to start seeing patients with MRI appointments during the first week of March. Meanwhile, patients needing an MRI appointment prior to this date will …

New MRI arrived at CMC Read More »

Willemstad january 18th, 2023 – Prior to moving to the new building of Curaçao Medical Center (CMC), the employees had a wish for the new hospital to have its own gym. But due to other priorities and lack of resources, CMC was not able to realize this. Exercise is important not only for physical health, …

CMC raises funds for open air gym for employees Read More »

Willemstad january 10th, 2023 – Through Kenley Jansen Foundation,  Kenley and his wife Gianni, Vice President of the Kenley Jansen Foundation, donated a “Kenley’s Locker” to the Children’s department at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC). “Kenley’s Locker” is the signature community outreach program of the Kenley Jansen Foundation. These Jansen-themed lockers contain Ipads and Nintendo switches …

Kenley Jansen foundation donates Kenley’s locker to CMC Read More »

Willemstad, January 2nd, 2023 – Effective January 6th, 2023, patients will no longer need a printed prescription to pick up their medication at a local pharmacy, following their consult with a specialties at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) or telephone request for prescription refill. A digital connection between CMC, General Practitioners and all Pharmacies will facilitate …

CMC digitalizes prescription process Read More »

Willemstad, December 27th  – Today, for the second time this year, our Cardiology team lead by Dr. Olivier Witte  implanted world’s smallest pacemaker in a patient. This pacemaker, Micra®, is implanted in patients that experience a heart rhythm that is too slow.  With this particular pacemaker the patient has less chances of complications or infections …

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Willemstad, December 21st, 2022 – Today, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) received a visit from the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) from the Netherlands, Mr. Ernst Kuipers and the State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen, who is responsible for healthcare of patients from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES). They were joined by other Health …

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Willemstad, December 20th, 2022 – During the past week, 592 patients visited the Emergency room at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC), of which 97 (16.3%) were admitted to the hospital. This situation places an enormous pressure on the logistical processes. Hospital beds are occupied faster than anticipated, which can result into a longer than expected wait …

592 emergency cases at CMC in one week Read More »

Willemstad, November 15th, 2022 – The vendor of the MRI, Philips Medical Systems Nederland BV, informed Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) that there will be a delay in the delivery of the MRI equipment due to global material shortage and delays in logistics.  The arrival of the equipment in Curaçao is now planned for January 3rd, …

Vendor delays in delivery of MRI Read More »

Willemstad, September 11, 2022 – In response to several incorrect public statements, the Board of Directors of Curacao Medical Center (CMC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Justice on Friday, September 9th, 2022. The purpose of this letter was to clarify doubts and …

CMC responds to incorrect statements made by the government Read More »

Willemstad, September 7th, 2022 – To prevent cerebral infarctions, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) has been regularly screening all children with sickle disease. This is done using Transcranial Doppler (TCD), a research method with an ultrasound machine that measures the velocities of the blood flow in the large blood vessels of the brain. This research method …

CMC screens all children with sickle cell disease to prevent cerebral infarctions Read More »

Willemstad, August 31st, 2022 – Early this morning the main water pipe that supplies water to the entire hospital broke. Aqualectra, together with CMC Vastgoed (Real Estate), worked hard to quickly solve this problem. The impact on hospital care to patients was minimal, including only a few delays in some services. All appointments, services and …

Water issue had minimal impact on CMC Read More »

Willemstad, June 28th, 2022 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) is preparing for Tropical storm Bonnie and has canceled the following services: Canceled all surgeries (of Wednesday and Thursday) Canceled all elective treatments (between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday) Canceled all outpatient clinic appointments (between Wednesday afternoon until Thursday) Canceled all essential care including: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cathlab, …

CMC cancels services and treatments due to storm Read More »

Willemstad, June 14th, 2022 – As of last week, complete hearing tests can be performed at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC). These tests are for adults with hearing loss, people with a constant beeping sound in their ears, children with the suspicion of hearing loss or speech impairment concerns, and even babies with suspected hearing loss …

Complete hearing tests are now possible at CMC Read More »

Willemstad, May 11th , 2022 – Today the Court approved most arguments of Curacao Medical center (CMC). The Court indicated that the Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature has 3 months to react to CMC’s budget of 2020 and 2021. At this moment, CMC will not give any comments while awaiting a reaction from …

Court approved most of the arguments made by CMC Read More »

Willemstad, April 14th , 2022 – On Wednesday April 13th Curacao Medical Center did its first leadless pacemaker implant by dr. White and dr. Delnoy. The leadless pacemaker, Micra®, is the smallest pacemaker in the world and is 93% smaller than traditional pacemakers. We implant these pacemakers in patients with a heart rhythm that is …

The first leadless pacemaker implant at CMC Read More »

Willemstad, March 31st,2022 – Staff shortage in the Operating Room at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) is leading to delays and unfortunately several surgery cancelations. At full capacity 7 operating rooms are staffed, but with the department being short-staffed by 11 positions, consisting of Anethesiology assistants, OR assistants, Sterilization assistants, and Recovery room nurses, only 5 …

OR staff shortage at CMC prompts surgery cutbacks Read More »

Willemstad, March 28th ,2022 – 31 Dutch Caribbean nurses, including 10 from Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) received their Basic Acute Care Training (BAZ) certificate. The training program makes the Ducth Caribbean islands more flexible and can therefore respond adequately to acute care situations, such as a pandemic. This is also a significant achievement, considering the …

CMC nurses achieve Basic Acute Care certificate for Acute Read More »

Willemstad, March 10th, 2022 – Starting Monday, March 14th, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) will activate a WhatsApp number to make appointments, request test results, request a repeat prescription, or to confirm that the reference letter from your General Practitioner has been received. The WhatsApp number (+5999- 745-0000) is only to connect with the clinics. The …

Connect with all CMC clinics via WhatsApp Read More »

Willemstad, February 3rd, 2022 – Starting Monday, February 7th, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) will restart elective surgeries for the 1,834 patients on the waiting list. The planning department will contact all patients to coordinate their surgery dates. These entail the postponed surgeries due to the high number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and the amount of …

CMC restarts elective surgery and normal visitor hours Read More »

Willemstad, January 13th, 2022 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) will limit visitors hours effective Friday, January 14th, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in our community. Only ONE (1) visitor who is the main contact person, is allowed daily between 5pm and 7pm. Entrance is only through the Parking Garage on the side of …

CMC limits visitors hours due to COVID-19 Read More »

Willemstad, January 9th, 2022 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) is canceling all elective surgeries as of Monday, January 10th, until further announcement. Acute and essential operations will continue as these did in the past. Clinical appointments and other treatments will also resume. Take note that CMC will call all patients whose operations have been canceled. …

CMC cancels all elective surgeries Read More »

Willemstad, January 5th , 2022 – CMC is forced to cancel several elective surgeries in order to provide responsible patient care with the amount of personnel available. The planning department started contacting all the concerning patients today. The Intensive Care (IC) department at CMC is reaching its capacity; pressure on the Emergency department and other …

There is no more space for Regular IC at CMC. Several elective surgeries are canceled due to lack of capacity Read More »

Willemstad, November 26th, 2021 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) moved the last medical equipment, the LINAC (Linear Accelerator), from SEHOS to its radiotherapy department. CMC now has two LINACs. The LINAC provides radiation treatments for cancer patients. This equipment ensures higher quality care as a greater amount of radiation is delivered directly to tumors with …

Radiotherapy department at CMC is 100% equipped Read More »

Willemstad, November 26th, 2021 – On Wednesday, December 1st, Curaçao Medical Center will introduce the new parking system.  Patient drop off (less than 10 minutes) and patient parking are free. Parking fee for visitors is ANG 3,- for the first hour and ANG 2,- for each additional hour. If the parking garage is full, the …

New parking process at CMC Read More »

Willemstad, November 25th, 2021 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) signed an official agreement with Prinses Wilhelmina Fonds (PWF) to provide psycho-social support to cancer patients within CMC and their families.  With this agreement the PWF social workers will have the opportunity to visit cancer patients during their admission and treatment process. A member of PWF …

CMC signs agreement with ‘Prinses Wilhelmina Fonds’ Read More »

Willemstad, November 17th, 2021 – Starting Monday, November 22nd, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) will extend the daily visiting hours to 11am – 1pm and 5pm – 7pm. Patients can received up to 2 visitors during these hours. Keep in mind that to enter the hospital you must wear a facemask and maintain social distancing as …

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Willemstad, November 15th, 2021 – With another tough year behind us, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) reflects on its challenges and accomplishments. Despite a very turbulent year, the CMC family continued pushing through and realized a few important accomplishments such as the agreement between the BES islands, which expands the opportunity for revenue coming from services …

CMC reflects on its 2nd Anniversary Read More »

Willemstad November 4th, 2021 – Yesterday a special project with beautiful illustrations, that narrate a captivating story was inaugurated to make the children’s department at the Curacao Medical Center livelier. In the design and storyline the parakeet, Doctor Pedro, takes you to various landscapes in Curaçao to meet up with all the different animals that …

New Mural at CMC’s Pediatric department Read More »

Willemstad November 3rd, 2021 – On November 1st, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) opened the doors to its first Neuro Care Unit in the Neurology nursing department. The NCU is part of the clinical department where patients with an acute neurological disorder can be very intensively checked, monitored and treated. Special equipment is available and the …

CMC inaugurates its first Neuro Care Unit (NCU) Read More »

Willemstad November 1st, 2021 – As soon as the Minister of Health confirmed that the funds for November would be made available for SVB patients, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) started planning the treatments. As announced last week, the first group of SVB patients would start today, Monday, November 1st. A total of 47 patients have …

CMC started providing elective treatments for SVB patients this week Read More »

Willemstad October 28th, 2021 – Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) will restart with elective care for SVB patients on Monday, November 1st. This decision was made after receiving the news that the Minister of Health sent instructions to SVB to transfer funds to CMC. The official letter from SVB to CMC arrived on Wednesday evening. In …

CMC continues with Elective care for SVB patients starting November 1 Read More »

Willemstad, October 24th, 2021 – In a letter from the Health Inspector, Prof. Sirving Keli, dated October 20th, 2021, he expects Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) to resume elective care for SVB patients starting Monday, October 25th, 2021. But this is not a responsible decision without the funding to cover expenses related to material and medication. …

The life of patients requiring acute, emergency or essential care may be in danger if CMC resumes elective care for SVB patients Read More »

Willemstad, September 29th, 2021 – During this morning’s press conference, the management team of Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) announced a stop of all elective treatments for SVB patients, effective October 1st. This is due to the fact that the funds provided by SVB for 2021 do not cover the expenses attributed to SVB patients. CMC …

CMC stops elective care for SVB patients due to a defisit Read More »

Willemstad, September 8th, 2021 – UPDATE Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) is back online. ICT CMC and UTS/Flow have resolved the connection issue between CMC and the datacenter.

Willemstad, September 8th, 2021 – Due to a situation on the public road, off the premises of Curaçao Medical Center (CMC), the connection between CMC and the datacenter, Blue NAP Americas, was broken this afternoon. As a result, CMC is using alternative methods to access all its critical information. The situation is being investigated, while …

A problem on the public road caused issues with the connection between CMC and the datacenter Read More »

Willemstad, 11 di ougùstùs, 2021 – The Intensive Care (IC) space at Curaçao Medical Center for both COVID and non-Covid patients is filling up, so the hospital must continue escalating into other departments because of personnel and space scarcity in the IC unit. The next department to be converted into an IC unit is the …

Intensive Care Unit at CMC is about to reach its maximum capacity due to lack of personnel Read More »

Willemstad, August 5th, 2021 – Due to the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 patients with a chance of another potential outbreak in our community, the board of directors Curaçao Medical Center (CMC), in consultation with the internal Outbreak Management Team (OMT), has made the decision to start the escalation process. This is to …

“CMC escalates plans due to COVID-19” Read More »

Willemstad, July 30th t, 2021 – During the past month, Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) surgeons, Dr. Boyé and Dr. Berry, performed liver resections on cancer patients. These were the first surgeries of this kind at CMC. During this procedure, a portion of the liver is surgically removed. Surgical resection is a good option to treat …

CMC surgeons remove a portion of the liver to help patients fight cancer Read More »

Willemstad, July 28th, 2021 – As the COVID-19 numbers begin to tick upward again, the majority of patients treated for COVID-19 at Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) are not vaccinated. “COVID is here to stay,” said Dr. Esther Rooijakkers, infectious disease and internal medicine specialist at CMC. “If you want to protect yourself from serious illness, …

Most COVID patients at CMC are not fully vaccinated Read More »

Willemstad, July 22nd, 2021 – For precautionary reasons, the CMC Outbreak Management Team (OMT) and the Calamity Team made the decision to reinstall the Hospitent at the Emergency Room entrance. In this first phase, the tent will only function as a “test street” specifically for CMC employees that need to test for COVID-19. CMC’s testing …

CMC installs the Hospitent for precautionary reasons Read More »

Willemstad, 10 di yüli, 2021 – E diseño di Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) ta redundante (tin sistema di back-up) pa loke ta trata suministro di awa i ta garantisá kontinuidat di kuido si akaso awa kai afó. Esaki a wòrdu validá durante un interupshon di 4 ora planiá pa Aqualectra den konsulta ku CMC. E …

Sistema redundante di Curaçao Medical Center ta garantisá suministro di awa den kaso di mantenshon òf Kalamidat Read More »

Willemstad, July 5th, 2021 – Mr. Gilbert Martina who held the position of Interim CEO of CMC since December 2019 was selected as the strongest candidate to manage the hospital. Gilbert Martina has been appointed for a 4-year contract effective July 1, 2021.  His role will include managing the daily operations as well as balancing …

Supervisory board-appointed committee selects Gilbert Martina as the CEO of Curaçao Medical Center Read More »

Willemstad, June 25th, 2021 – Gilat theater starts in CMC Gilat Foundation, which provides theater for children in hospitals in the Netherlands, is launched in Curaçao as well, where it will start with virtual presentations for hospitalized children. Starting next month there will be monthly performances for the children in the Curacao Medical Center and …

Gilat theater starts in CMC Read More »

Willemstad, June 5th, 2021 – The Curaçao Medical Center is working hard for the international accreditation of JCI. Recycling is an important part of this process. As part of the International Day of the Environment, the CMC, together with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), organized information sessions on recycling for the hospital’s cleaning department. During these …

CMC introduces recycling project to make products that can be used in CMC Read More »

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.

Curaçao Medical Center is proud to share the special news that the very first pacemaker implantation has been successfully performed in the new Cath lab of CMC.