BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has won a bid for the Chilean Coquimbo Hospital franchise project Monday, which is the largest single franchised medical project conducted by a Chinese company in Chile, according to the company's press release available here on Thursday.
The project is located in Coquimbo City, Coquimbo Region, about 470 kilometers north of the capital Santiago. It is CRCC's first overseas franchised hospital project. The company takes responsibility of the investment and financing. The total construction area covers an area of about 131,400 square meters.
The project contents includes setting up 605 beds and 22 operating rooms. The construction period is about 5 years, and the main implementation contents include design, construction, procurement, installation and training of medical equipment.
The maintenance period of the project is 15 years. After completion, it will be the largest comprehensive modern hospital in the Coquimbo region, benefiting about 980,000 people, and it is of great significance to improving the overall medical service level in the Coquimbo area.
In the future, CRCC will give full play to its advantages of super-large infrastructure developers in terms of capital, technology and organization, and further drive Chinese technology, Chinese equipment and Chinese capital to enter the Chilean market, according to the company.
(Edited by Bao Nuomin with Xinhua Silk Road, baonuomin@xinhua.org)
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