Carried by the Manioukani group, this medical care and rehabilitation facility, inaugurated on January 29th and located behind Concordia Hospital, aims to to sustainably strengthen the provision of local healthcare in the Northern Islandsby combining medical innovation, human support and regional cooperation.
Conceived as a place for both care and connection, the clinic features, among other things, 30 beds and 25 places, including 20 for outpatient care, a technical platform dedicated to functional rehabilitation, a service of balneotherapy and telemedecine, a unit of dialysis and research, and a training institute.
According to Dr. Pierre Sainte-Luce, president of the Manioukani group, the Wataki Clinic It goes beyond the purely medical dimension: “We are opening a place and a link between memory and the future. Care is never separate from the land, culture, and humanity.” He praised the collective commitment that made this possible. €22M project, generating nearly 150 jobs.
Paul Guibert, territorial director of the Northern Islands of theARShe recalled that the clinic constitutes “a essential link to restore functional abilities, prevent loss of independence, and limit medical evacuations.” An establishment intended, according to him, to “create connections between all healthcare professionals.” The representative of Luc Mercelina, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, emphasized cross-border scope of the project: “Health does not stop at borders. Wataki is a step forward for the well-being of our entire community.” Louis Mussington, President of the Collectivity, praised “a strong act of territorial equality”, while Prefect Cyrille Le Vély concluded by reiterating that “the human element remains fundamental in the field of health,” making the Wataki clinic “a Caribbean equipment born of shared wills.” _Vx
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/sante-clinique-wataki-un-nouvel-hopital-de-proximite-au-coeur-des-iles-du-nord/
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