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New Amsterdam Public Hospital

New Amsterdam Public Hospital in New Amsterdam, Guyana, is the country's biggest hospital after Georgetown Public Hospital.

It was described as a “timber architectural masterpiece”. The building was later declared unfit to work and left abandoned. It slowly collapsed due to vandalism and deterioration. Old location:

In 1893, the hospital had 150 beds, four sick wards (one designated for females) each with 24 beds with a window between each bed.

The hospital moved to a new location in 2005.

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