The first stone of the facilities of the Nou Hospital Evangèlic in Barcelona has been laid at a public groundbreaking ceremony attended by members of the board of trustees of the hospital and regional and local authorities.
The evangelical hospital, which is set to open in early 2023, will extend over six floors, and provide 190 intermediate healthcare beds and an outpatients department. It will succeed an existing evangelical health-care facility which dates from 1904.
Managers stressed the value that the new facility will bring to the area in which it is located, the 22@ neighbourhood in the Sant Martí district. Historically a major industrial area, it has for years been undergoing an architectural and social transformation, so it is now focused on business and financial activity. The Nou Hospital Evangèlic will be one of the few health centres in the area, filling an important gap.
