Tune ‘s Lands Hospital
History
How it all started…
‘s Lands Hospital is the oldest hospital in Suriname and was founded around 1760 as a Military Hospital. After a major fire in 1821 the hospital underwent a structural change and, in addition to military personnel, civilians were also admitted. On January 1, 1934, the name was changed to ‘s Lands Hospital. It is now a modern general hospital with 310 beds and 47 cribs. ‘s Lands Hospital is there for everyone in Suriname who needs medical care in the field of the available in-house specialisms and in particular for the people who need care in the field of reproductive health care and the care of children aged 0 – 14 years.
Foundation board
The hospital has a foundation board that monitors the management. The foundation board is as follows as of July 2019:
Chairman of the Foundation Board, Mr. drs. Michel Blokland
- Vice-President, Mrs. Dr. Natalie Aalstein
- Secretary, Mrs. Mr. Justina Eduards
- Member, Mr. Dr. Kwame Horne
- Member, Mr. Imro Edam
- Member, Mrs. Maureen Vreugd, MBA
- Member, Mr. mr. Inderpersad Baboeram, LLB
Managing board
The Management Board consists of: (as of November 2019)
- General manager Mr. Dr. Dayasankar Mathoera
- Director of nursing sr. Suze Holband, MPH
- Medical director Mrs. Dr. Soenita Nannan Panday-Gopisingh
- Deputy finance director Mrs. Dr. Maderiel Isselt MBA