WILLEMSTAD - Given the local situation with Coronavirus (Covid-19), we have decided to cancel elective and non-urgent, planned surgery due to take place at Curaçao Medical Center. Essential and acute care such as dialysis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, oncology, fracturation and delivery. We have taken this decision to help us manage demand, and to ensure we continue to provide safe and effective care for our patients. Our teams are contacting those patients who are going to be affected by these changes. If you are not contacted, please attend Curaçao Medical Center for care and treatment as planned.

We will still carry out outpatient appointments, but our teams are exploring alternatives to patients visiting the hospital – and this will include appointments by phone. We will be contacting patients affected over the coming days.

Visiting our Hospital

We have put temporary restrictions in place for patient visitors. We are asking friends and relatives to only visit patients at CMC if absolutely essential.

Members of the public should not visit our hospitals if they have flu-like symptoms, cough, fever or a cold. If you really do need to visit, please only do so between 11.30am-12.30pm. This applies to both weekdays and weekends; with an absolute maximum of ONE visitor per patient. Children will not be allowed to visit, except if has been agreed upon in advance with the department manager. Access to the building has been restricted to the parking entrance only.

In select cases, such as when patients are critically ill, we will of course do our very best to accommodate your visiting needs. We would like to thank you for your co-operation, and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

You can familiarize yourself with symptoms and Coronavirus risk factors through the Government website. https://gobiernu.cw/corona-virus-anunsionan-publiko/Information